63rd Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

63rd Street
63rd Street station platform
General information
Location	63rd and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′46″N 75°14′48″W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 21, 31
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 4, 1907 (March 4, 1907)[1][2]
Rebuilt	2009
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Millbourne toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line 60th Street toward Frankford T.C.
Former services Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station 66th Street toward 69th Street Market Elevated 60th Street toward Frankford
Pending services Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Millbourne toward 69th Street 60th Street toward Frankford
Location

The 63rd Street station is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line trains. Located at the intersection of 63rd and Market Streets in the Haddington neighborhood of West Philadelphia, it is the westernmost stop on the line within the Philadelphia city limits.

This station is also served by SEPTA bus routes 21 and 31. The station is also the northern terminus of the Cobbs Creek Trail.^[3]

History

The station exterior as seen from Cobbs Creek Parkway

The 63rd 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 T.C. and 15th Street stations.^[1][2]

The station was closed on June 13, 2008, for rehabilitation as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated.^[4]

Renovations to this station included the installation of new elevators, escalators and lighting, as well as other infrastructure improvements. A new brick station house was also added.^[5] The station reopened on May 4, 2009. The project resulted in the station becoming compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Station layout

There are two side platforms connecting to a station house on the southeast corner of 63rd and Market streets. There are also three exit-only staircases; two descend to the west side of 63rd Street and one to the northwest corner of Market and Felton streets.

Unlike other stations along the western elevated portion of the line, the corridor between the station house and the westbound platform is above the tracks rather than below.

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. "Cobbs Creek Trail (The Circuit)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
4. "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
5. "Market Street Elevated (MSE) Reconstruction Project". SEPTA. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008.

External links

• Media related to 63rd Street station (Market–Frankford Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA – 63rd Street station
• Station house from Google Maps Street View
• Images at NYCSubway.org