Huntingdon station (SEPTA)

Huntingdon station is a SEPTA elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving the Market–Frankford Line. It is located at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, Huntingdon Street, and B Street in the Kensington neighborhood of the city. It is the westernmost station on the line located above Kensington Avenue and is also served by SEPTA bus routes 3, 39, and 54.

Huntingdon
Huntingdon station platform
General information
Location	2600 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′20″N 75°07′38″W
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 39, 54
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)[1]
Rebuilt	1997[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station York–Dauphin toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Somerset toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station York–Dauphin toward 69th Street Somerset toward Frankford
Location

History

Huntingdon 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] Huntingdon 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]

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.^[7][8]

Station layout

Access to the station from street level is at the northwest corner of Kensington Avenue and B Street. There is also an exit-only staircase reaching the southeast corner of Kensignton Avenue and Huntingdon Street. East of the station, the tracks utilize a high truss bridge over a Conrail freight line.

References

1. "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. 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.
7. Ralph, Pat (February 24, 2020). "SEPTA service changes mark end of skip-stop service on Market-Frankford Line". PhillyVoice. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
8. "SEPTA to Improve Market-Frankford Line Service Levels" (Press release). SEPTA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

External links

• SEPTA – Huntingdon station
• Images at SubwayNut Archived 2009-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Images at NYCSubway.org
• Street entrance from Google Maps Street View