York–Dauphin station

York–Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit station on the Market–Frankford Line, of the SEPTA transit system. It is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the intersection of Dauphin, Jasper, and Front Streets. it is the easternmost station running above Front Street; east of the station the line turns onto Kensington Avenue heading towards Frankford.^[3]

York–Dauphin
York–Dauphin station platform
General information
Location	2300 North Front Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′06″N 75°07′56″W
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 39, 89
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)[1]
Rebuilt	1997[2]
Previous names	Dauphin–York
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Berks toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Huntingdon toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Berks toward 69th Street Huntingdon toward Frankford
Location

York–Dauphin is also a transfer point for SEPTA buses, serving routes 3, 39, and 89.

History

The reconstructed station, as seen from Dauphin Street

York–Dauphin is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.^[1][4][5][6]

On December 26, 1961, two cars were wrecked in a derailment at the York-Dauphin Station, killing one passenger. The accident occurred on the curve, at York and Front Street, right before the York-Dauphin stop, just north of the station. The four-car southbound train went into a curve and hit a guardrail. The first three cars slid off the tracks as it crashed into York-Dauphin Station. The accident had occurred during the Budd Company's replacement of the original 315 Market–Frankford Line cars with 270 new ones.^[7]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.^[6] York–Dauphin 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.^[6] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of slab track, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.^[8]

During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, York–Dauphin was only served by "B" trains . This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.^[9][10]

Station layout

The station's entrance is on the south side of Dauphin Street, between Hope and Front streets. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to the southeast corner of York and Front streets.

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. "Market-Frankford Line". March 23, 2012.
4. 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.
5. Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
6. 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.
7. "Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Transit". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
8. 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.
9. Ralph, Pat (February 24, 2020). "SEPTA service changes mark end of skip-stop service on Market-Frankford Line". PhillyVoice. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
10. "SEPTA to Improve Market-Frankford Line Service Levels" (Press release). SEPTA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

External links

• SEPTA – York–Dauphin station
• Images at NYCSubway.org
• Images at SubwayNut
• Dauphin Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• York Street exit from Google Maps Street View