69th Street Terminal
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69th Street Transportation Center (better known as 69th Street Terminal) is a SEPTA terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is also the southwestern terminus of Philadelphia's EL, the Market-Frankford Line
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SEPTA runs the following lines out of the 69th Street Transportation Center:
The 69th Street Transportation Center also includes SEPTA sales offices, stores, eateries, and a post office. The immediate portion of 69th Street surrounding the center is very popular with area residents, housing numerous bars, restaurants, shops, and the Tower Theater concert venue. A parking lot is adjacent, with street parking, both metered and unmetered, throughout the terminal's neighborhood.
The Norristown High-Speed Line runs entirely on its own right-of-way from the terminal to the northwestern terminus at the Norristown Transportation Center
. The Media and Sharon Hill trolley lines run southwest from the terminal in the median of Terminal Square and then on a separate right-of-way after the Fairfield Avenue stop
. A former trolley line that once carried SEPTA Trolley Routes 103
and 104
runs along the median of Pennsylvania Route 3
as far west as North Keystone Avenue, where the tracks abruptly end.
As far as the SEPTA heavy rail system is concerned, the 69th Street Terminal is one of two stations located outside Philadelphia proper (the other being Millbourne).
The 69th Street Transportation Center celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2008. It was renamed from 69th Street Terminal in 2011.
Market-Frankford Line
The Market–Frankford Line is a rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority .-Route:The Market–Frankford Line begins at 69th Street Transportation Center, in Upper Darby...
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SEPTA runs the following lines out of the 69th Street Transportation Center:
- Market-Frankford LineMarket-Frankford LineThe Market–Frankford Line is a rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority .-Route:The Market–Frankford Line begins at 69th Street Transportation Center, in Upper Darby...
- subway and elevated (69th Street is the western terminus of the line) - BusBusA bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
Routes 21, 30, and 65. - Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) - interurban rapid transitRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
- Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines (Routes 101 and 102)
- Bus routes 103SEPTA Route 103SEPTA Trolley Route 103 is a former street car line and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
, 104SEPTA Route 104SEPTA Bus Route 104 currently operates between Upper Darby's 69th Street Terminal and the North Campus of West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania...
, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 116, 120, and 123 serving PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...
, DelawareDelaware County, PennsylvaniaDelaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
, MontgomeryMontgomery County, PennsylvaniaMontgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
, and Chester CountiesChester County, Pennsylvania-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
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The 69th Street Transportation Center also includes SEPTA sales offices, stores, eateries, and a post office. The immediate portion of 69th Street surrounding the center is very popular with area residents, housing numerous bars, restaurants, shops, and the Tower Theater concert venue. A parking lot is adjacent, with street parking, both metered and unmetered, throughout the terminal's neighborhood.
The Norristown High-Speed Line runs entirely on its own right-of-way from the terminal to the northwestern terminus at the Norristown Transportation Center
Norristown Transportation Center
Norristown Transportation Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA...
. The Media and Sharon Hill trolley lines run southwest from the terminal in the median of Terminal Square and then on a separate right-of-way after the Fairfield Avenue stop
Fairfield Avenue (SEPTA station)
Fairfield Avenue is a stop along SEPTA's Media-Sharon Hill Trolley Lines in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is officially located at Fairfield Avenue & Terminal Square, but the intersection also includes Bywood Avenue, which is a one-way street running west along the lines until the Beverly Boulevard...
. A former trolley line that once carried SEPTA Trolley Routes 103
SEPTA Route 103
SEPTA Trolley Route 103 is a former street car line and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
and 104
SEPTA Route 104
SEPTA Bus Route 104 currently operates between Upper Darby's 69th Street Terminal and the North Campus of West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania...
runs along the median of Pennsylvania Route 3
Pennsylvania Route 3
Pennsylvania Route 3 is a state highway located in the southeastern portion of Pennsylvania. The route connects West Chester with Philadelphia. The divided highway that comprises much of its route is the West Chester Pike, built as a turnpike by the Philadelphia and West Chester Turnpike Company...
as far west as North Keystone Avenue, where the tracks abruptly end.
As far as the SEPTA heavy rail system is concerned, the 69th Street Terminal is one of two stations located outside Philadelphia proper (the other being Millbourne).
The 69th Street Transportation Center celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2008. It was renamed from 69th Street Terminal in 2011.
External links
- SEPTA - 69th Street Transportation Center
- Station Map
- 69th Street Terminal (World-NYC Subway.org):
- Market Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Routes 101 and 102 Station from Google Maps Street View