Erie–Torresdale station

Erie–Torresdale
Erie–Torresdale station platform
General information
Location3900 Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′22″N 75°05′46″W / 40.0060°N 75.0961°W / 40.0060; -75.0961
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 3, 56
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)[1]
Rebuilt1997[2]
Previous namesTorresdale
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Tioga
toward 69th Street T.C.
 Market–Frankford Line Church
toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Tioga
toward 69th Street
 Church
toward Frankford
Location
Map

Erie–Torresdale station is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line. It is located at the intersection of Kensington, Erie, and Torresdale avenues in the Juniata neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3 and 56, both of which are former trolley lines.

History

Erie–Torresdale is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[1][3][4][5]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.[5] Erie–Torresdale 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 ADA accessibility requirements.[5] 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.[6]

Station layout

The station building is located on the northwest corner of Kensington and Erie Avenues; Erie Avenue becomes Torresdale Avenue east of this intersection. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to southeast 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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