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The L, [a] [4] formerly and commonly known as the Market—Frankford Line, [b] is a rapid transit line in the SEPTA Metro network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.. The MFL runs from the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, just outside of West Philadelphia, through Center City Philadelphia to the Frankford Transportation Center in Near Northeast Philadelp
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated. [6] Allegheny station, as it was then known, 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 ...
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 ]
40th Street station was opened on November 6, 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company, [1] built to replace the elevated station that opened in 1907 as part of Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's (PRT) original Market Street subway–elevated line from 69th Street T.C. to 15th Street, which was elevated west of 23rd Street.
The first station to get new signs was Drexel Station at 30th Street in February 2024, [13] followed by Wyoming Station on the B1 on January 4, 2025. [14] New station and line names are scheduled to take effect systemwide on February 23–24, 2025. [15] [16] The old station and line names will be used along with the new names for several months ...
The West Philadelphia Elevated, also known as the High Line or Philadelphia High Line, is a railroad viaduct in the western part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now part of the Harrisburg Subdivision of CSX Transportation , the viaduct was built in 1903 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) to allow through freight trains to bypass rail yard ...
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] During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Huntingdon was only served by "A" trains. This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.
The New Lots Line was built as a part of Contract 3 of the Dual Contracts between New York City and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, including this station. [4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively ...