12–13th & Locust | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 12th and Locust Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°56′52″N 75°09′39″W / 39.9477°N 75.1607°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||
Operated by | Delaware River Port Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | No, accessibility upgrades underway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 15, 1953[1][2] | ||||||||||
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12–13th & Locust station is a PATCO Speedline subway station at 12th and Locust Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of the Center City Philadelphia. The station has a single island platform with a fare mezzanine above. The mezzanine level connects to the Center City Pedestrian Concourse, which connects subway and regional rail stations in the Center City area.
Construction work to make the station accessible, including street to mezzanine and mezzanine to platform elevators, began in October 2020.[3]
References
- ^ "Mere 150 Miles of Cable Stalls Locust Subway Start". Philadelphia Inquirer. January 5, 1953. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Philadelphia Transportation Company (February 13, 1953). "Beginning Sunday, February 15: New Highspeed Rail Service to and through Central Philadelphia via Bridge Line and Locust St. Subway (advertisement)". Courier-Post. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elevator Construction at 12th/13th & Locust Station Begins on Street Level". Port Authority Transit Corporation. October 1, 2020.
External links
Media related to 12–13th & Locust station at Wikimedia Commons