Allegheny station (Market–Frankford Line)

For other places with the same name, see Allegheny station (disambiguation).
Allegheny
Allegheny station platform
General information
Location3200 Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′47″N 75°06′49″W / 39.9965°N 75.1135°W / 39.9965; -75.1135
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 3, 60, 89
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)[1]
Rebuilt1997[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Somerset
toward 69th Street T.C.
 Market–Frankford Line Tioga
toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Somerset
toward 69th Street
 Tioga
toward Frankford
Location
Allegheny is located in Philadelphia
Allegheny
Allegheny
Location within Philadelphia
Map

Allegheny station (soon to be known as Kensington–Allegheny station[3]) is a rapid transit station on SEPTA Market–Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues (known as "K&A") and H Street in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia.[4] The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3, 60, and 89.

History

Allegheny is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[1][5][6][7]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.[7] Allegheny station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station; the project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets accessibility requirements.[7] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.[8]

In 2019, the Philadelphia Weekly magazine called the intersection "one of the most notorious drug corners" of the city; a controversial plan to build a supervised injection site near the station on Hilton Street was announced in March of that year.[9]

Station layout

Access to the station is via the southwest corner of Allegheny and Kensington avenues. There is also an eastbound platform exit-only stair to the northeast corner of the intersection.

References

  1. ^ a b "Market-Frankford Subway–Elevated Line". SEPTA. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Frankford Elevated Rapid Rail Line". Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1.
  5. ^ 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. 17. OCLC 54770701.
  6. ^ Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Edward L. Woods, Jr.; Thomas A. Nuxoll (1999). "The Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project" (PDF). American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  8. ^ American Public Transportation Association (1996). "Success Under Fire--A Discussion of the SEPTA-Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project (FERP)". National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Courtenay Harris Bond (April 25, 2019). "Mayor Promises Kensington Residents Better Cooperation in Placement of Safehouse Site Following Neighborhood Uproar". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

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