Erie–Torresdale station

Erie–Torresdale station is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line. It is located at the intersection of Kensington, Erie, and Torresdale avenues in the Juniata neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3 and 56, both of which are former trolley lines.

Erie–Torresdale
SEPTA rapid transit station
Erie-Torresdale station platform
Location	3900 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0060°N 75.0961°W / 40.0060; -75.0961
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 56
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922[1]
Rebuilt	1997[2]
Electrified	700 volts DC third rail
Previous names	Torresdale
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Tioga toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line Church toward Frankford
Location
Erie–Torresdale Location within Philadelphia

History

Erie–Torresdale 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] Erie–Torresdale 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]

Station layout

The eastbound platform connects to an exit-only staircase and a crossover to the other platform

The station building is located on the northwest corner of Kensington and Erie Avenues; Erie Avenue becomes Torresdale Avenue east of this intersection. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to southeast corner of the intersection.

M	Mezzanine	Connection between platforms
P Platform level	Side platform with fare control
	Westbound	←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (Tioga)
	Eastbound	→      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (Church) →
	Side platform
G	Street level	Station house, buses

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.

External links

• Media related to Erie–Torresdale (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA – Erie–Torresdale Station
• Images at NYCSubways.org
• Station entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station exit from Google Maps Street View