40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)
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40th Street station is an underground station on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, located the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the line between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.[1] The station serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia on 40th Street, as well as the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, which lies three blocks south of the station.
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Location | 40th and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°57′25″N 75°12′07″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, LUCY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 6, 1955 (November 6, 1955)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2017[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is served by SEPTA City Bus routes 30, 40 and LUCY. The station also serves as the inbound terminal for the SEPTA subway-surface trolley lines when services are diverted from the Market Street tunnels –– on Mondays from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. and during any other unforeseen circumstances.[3] All five trolley routes terminate at the intersection 40th Street and Market Street, just outside entrances to the Market–Frankford platforms.[4]