60th Street station (SEPTA)

60th Street station is an elevated rapid transit station on SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line, located at the intersection of 60th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station straggles the line between two West Philadelphia neighborhoods, Haddington to the north and Cobbs Creek.

60th Street
Station platforms after renovation in 2007
Location60th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9619°N 75.2408°W / 39.9619; -75.2408
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus: 31, 46
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1907[1][2]
RebuiltJune 18, 2007[3]
Electrified700 volts DC third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
63rd Street
toward 69th Street
 Market–Frankford Line 56th Street
toward Frankford
Former services
Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station
63rd Street
toward 69th Street
 Market Elevated 56th Street
toward Frankford
Location
60th Street
Location within Philadelphia

The station is also served by SEPTA bus routes 31 and 46.

History

60th Street station is one of the original Market Street Elevated stations built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; the line opened for service on March 4, 1907 between 69th Street and 15th Street stations.[1][2]

From June 2006 to January 2007, the station was closed for rehabilitation as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated.[4] The renovated station included new elevators, escalators, lighting, and other infrastructure, as well as a renovated brick station house.[3] The station reopened in January 2007 but the work was not fully completed until June 18, 2007.[3] The project resulted in the station becoming compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Station layout
The main entrance to the station

There are two side platforms connecting to a station house on the northwest corner of 60th and Market streets. Two exit-only stairs descend to the east side of 60th Street.

P
Platform level		 Side platform 
Westbound ←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (63rd Street)
Eastbound →      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (56th Street) →
Side platform
M Mezzanine Fare control, connection between platforms
G Street level Station house, buses

References
  1. Cox, Harold E. (1967). May, Jack (ed.). The Road from Upper Darby. The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. New York, NY: Electric Railroaders' Association. p. 16. OCLC 54770701.
  2. Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
  3. "Market Street Elevated (MSE) Reconstruction Project". SEPTA. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008.
  4. "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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