Frankford Transportation Center

Frankford Transportation Center, soon to be renamed Frankford Transit Center^[2] and also known as Frankford Terminal, is a transportation terminal in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was once known as the Bridge-Pratt station before a complete reconstruction in 2003. Frankford Transportation Center is the last stop for the Market-Frankford Line trains before heading westbound for 69th Street Transportation Center.

Frankford Transportation Center
Frankford Transportation Center platform
General information
Location	5233 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′24″N 75°04′37″W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 5, 8, 14, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 50, 58, 67, 73, 84, 88, R, Boulevard Direct SEPTA City Bus: 66
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	1,000 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (1922-11-05)
Rebuilt	1986, 2003–2006[1]
Previous names	Bridge-Pratt (1922–2003)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Arrott T.C. toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Terminus
Pending services Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Arrott Transit Center toward 69th Street Terminus
Location

Overview

Besides being the depot and terminus for many bus routes, it is the eastern terminus of the Market-Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line (MFSE), Market-Frankford El (MFE), Market-Frankford (MF) the El, or the Blue Line), a subway-elevated rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by SEPTA, which begins at 69th Street Transportation Center just west of the Philadelphia city line in Upper Darby Township and runs mostly over and under Philadelphia streets to its terminus at the Frankford Transportation Center.

Gallery

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  Frankford Terminal in 1918, before the construction of the Market–Frankford Line

References

1. "Frankford Transportation Center". SEPTA. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009.
2. "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

External links

• SEPTA – Frankford Transportation Center
• SEPTA – Frankford Transportation Center map (archived)
• Images at NYCSubway.org
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-430-A, "Frankford Elevated, Pratt Street Station"