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8th Street (SEPTA station)
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8th Street is a subway
station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street. It is served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line
and Broad–Ridge Spur, and the PATCO Speedline. The station is owned by SEPTA; PATCO leases its section.
The station is known as 8th Street on the Market-Frankford Line
and the Broad-Ridge Spur, and 8th & Market on the PATCO Speedline. It has two levels, with PATCO running N/S on the lower level and SEPTA running E/W on the upper level. The Broad-Ridge Spur, a branch of the Broad Street Line, ends at the station on a single track as the southern terminus. It originally used an abandoned track connection to travel through the Locust Street Subway (now used by PATCO). No free transfers are available, even between the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad-Ridge Spur.
For decades 8th and Market was Philadelphia's retail hub, with major department store
s Strawbridge's
, Gimbels and Lit Brothers
located at that corner, all with direct entrances to the subway. A concourse still feeds traffic from the station to The Gallery at Market East
shopping mall.
occupies the upper level of the station. The station has two side platforms on the north and south sides of the stations. Passengers may use a staircase within the paid area to transfer between platforms.
-Bound Platform), the other at the south end (adjacent to the MFL's Frankford
-Bound Platform). Each fare area contains a staircase, an elevator, and an "up escalator." Each PATCO platform has a distinct accent color: the 8th Street accent color is teal.
Rapid transit
A 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...
station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street. It is served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line
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...
and Broad–Ridge Spur, and the PATCO Speedline. The station is owned by SEPTA; PATCO leases its section.
The station is known as 8th Street on the Market-Frankford Line
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...
and the Broad-Ridge Spur, and 8th & Market on the PATCO Speedline. It has two levels, with PATCO running N/S on the lower level and SEPTA running E/W on the upper level. The Broad-Ridge Spur, a branch of the Broad Street Line, ends at the station on a single track as the southern terminus. It originally used an abandoned track connection to travel through the Locust Street Subway (now used by PATCO). No free transfers are available, even between the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad-Ridge Spur.
For decades 8th and Market was Philadelphia's retail hub, with major department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
s Strawbridge's
Strawbridge's
Strawbridge's was a department store in the northeastern United States with stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. In its day a gracious urban emporium, the downtown Philadelphia flagship store added branch stores starting in the 1930s and together they enjoyed annual sales of over a...
, Gimbels and Lit Brothers
Lit Brothers
Lit Brothers was a moderate priced department store based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Jacob Lit opened the first store at Eight and Market Streets in 1893....
located at that corner, all with direct entrances to the subway. A concourse still feeds traffic from the station to The Gallery at Market East
The Gallery at Market East
The Gallery at Market East, or "The Gallery" as it is known to locals, is an urban mall in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with over 130 stores and a food court. The mall's major anchor stores are Kmart and Burlington Coat Factory....
shopping mall.
Market-Frankford Line
SEPTA's Market-Frankford LineMarket-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...
occupies the upper level of the station. The station has two side platforms on the north and south sides of the stations. Passengers may use a staircase within the paid area to transfer between platforms.
PATCO
PATCO occupies the lower level of the station. The station has one island platform located perpendicular to the Market-Frankford Line tracks above. The PATCO platform has two fare areas, one at the platform's north end (adjacent to the MFL's 69th Street69th Street Terminal
69th Street Transportation Center is a SEPTA terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is also the southwestern terminus of Philadelphia's EL, the Market-Frankford Line ....
-Bound Platform), the other at the south end (adjacent to the MFL's Frankford
Frankford Transportation Center
The Frankford Transportation Center is a transportation terminal in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was once known as the Bridge Street terminal before a complete reconstruction in 2003...
-Bound Platform). Each fare area contains a staircase, an elevator, and an "up escalator." Each PATCO platform has a distinct accent color: the 8th Street accent color is teal.