Franklin Square station
Abandoned subway station in Philadelphia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the future subway station in Philadelphia. For the demolished elevated station in New York City, see Franklin Square station (IRT Third Avenue Line).
Franklin Square station is an unused, underground rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located under Franklin Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Opened on June 7, 1936, the station was the first westbound and final eastbound station in Philadelphia, located just west of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge which carries trains over the Delaware River. The station has been opened for four separate intervals, each time eventually being closed for low ridership. As of 2021[update], the station is being refurbished and is expected to reopen in April 2024. However, this has been pushed to later in the year.[1]
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Location | 7th Street and Race Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.95465°N 75.14953°W / 39.95465; -75.14953 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Delaware River Port Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 7, 1936 | ||||||||||
Closed | September 9, 1979 | ||||||||||
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