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{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Philadelphia}}
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Philadelphia}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name=2nd Street
| name = 2nd Street
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Market-Frankford
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Market-Frankford
| symbol_location=septa
| symbol_location = SEPTA
| symbol=septa
| symbol = SEPTA
| image=File:2nd Street SEPTA Station.jpg
| image = SEPTA 2nd Street Station.jpg
| image_caption=Station platform
| image_caption = 2nd Street station platform
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| address=2nd & [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Streets]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| other_name = 2nd Street–Penn's Landing–Old City
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| coordinates={{coord|39.9498|-75.1436|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
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| address = 2nd and [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Streets]]
| other=[[SEPTA City Bus]]: {{SEPTA bus link|5|17|33|48}}
| borough = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania
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| structure=Underground
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| coordinates = {{coord|39.9498|-75.1436|region:US-PA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
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| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| owned=[[Philadelphia|City of Philadelphia]]
| tracks=2
| operator=[[SEPTA]]
| passengers=
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| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| pass_year=
| tracks = 2
| pass_percent=
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[SEPTA City Bus]]: {{SEPTA bus link|5}}, {{SEPTA bus link|17}}, {{SEPTA bus link|33}}, {{SEPTA bus link|48}}
| pass_system=
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| structure = Underground
| opened=1908
| parking =
| owned=[[City of Philadelphia]] (leased to [[Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority|SEPTA]])
| bicycle =
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| rebuilt=
| accessible = Yes
| electrified = 700 [[volt]]s [[Direct current|DC]]
| opened = {{Start date|August 3, 1908}}<ref name=encyc /><ref name=cox />
| ADA=yes
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| rebuilt =
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| map_type = Philadelphia
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Market-Frankford|left=5th Street / Independence Hall|right=Spring Garden}}
| map_size = 300px
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| map_type = Philadelphia
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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Market-Frankford|left=5th Street / Independence Hall|right=Spring Garden}}
| other_services_header = Future services (2024)
| other_services_collapsible=yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA Metro|line=L1 adj|left=5th Street / Independence Hall|right=Spring Garden}}
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'''2nd Street station''' (signed as '''2nd Street–Penn's Landing–Old City''' on platforms) is a [[Rapid transit|subway]] station on the Market-Frankford Line, beneath the corner of 2nd Street and Market Street in [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]] [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the easternmost stop in Center City and also the easternmost underground stop on the line.


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'''2nd Street station''' (signed as '''2nd Street–Penn's Landing–Old City''' on platforms) is a [[Rapid transit|subway]] station on the Market-Frankford Line, beneath the intersection of 2nd Street and Market Street in [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]] [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the easternmost stop in Center City and also the easternmost underground stop on the line.
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The station serves the [[Old City, Philadelphia|Old City]] neighborhood of Philadelphia, with station signs originally reading "Olde City". The 'e' has been covered on the signs with obvious blue stickers.<ref>[http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?16613 May 2000 image of 2nd Street Station by Peggy Darlington (WorldNYCSubway.org)]</ref> The station also serves [[Penn's Landing]] and [[Spruce Street Harbor Park]] along the [[Delaware River]].


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The station serves the [[Old City, Philadelphia|Old City]] neighborhood of Philadelphia, with station signs originally reading "Olde City". The 'e' has been covered on the signs with obvious blue stickers.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=world.nycsubway.org image img_16613.jpg |url=https://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?16613 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040114042044/https://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?16613 |archive-date=2004-01-14 |access-date= |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The station also serves [[Penn's Landing]] and [[Spruce Street Harbor Park]] along the [[Delaware River]].
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2nd Street is also served by [[SEPTA City Transit Division bus routes|SEPTA bus]] routes [[SEPTA Route 5|5]], [[SEPTA Route 17|17]], [[SEPTA Route 33|33]], and [[SEPTA Route 48|48]] also serve the station.


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2nd Street is also served by [[SEPTA City Transit Division bus routes|SEPTA bus]] routes [[SEPTA Route 5|5]], [[SEPTA Route 17|17]], [[SEPTA Route 33|33]], and [[SEPTA Route 48|48]].


==History==
== History ==
The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the [[Philadelphia Transportation Company]]'s Market Street Subway.<ref name=cox>{{Cox-Upper Darby|page=16}}</ref> The line had originally opened a year earlier between [[69th Street Transportation Center|69th Street]] and [[15th Street station (SEPTA)|City Hall]].<ref name=cox/> The station was the eastern terminal of the line until September 7 of that year, when it was extended to the elevated Market–Chestnut station along the [[Delaware River]].<ref name=cox/> It was not until November 5, 1922, when trains were extended northeast along the current route of the Market–Frankford elevated.<ref name=cox/>
The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the [[Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company]]'s Market Street Subway.<ref name=cox>{{Cox-Upper Darby|page=16}}</ref><ref name=encyc>{{cite web |url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/subways-and-elevated-lines |title=Subways and Elevated Lines |last=Hepp |first=John |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |date=2013}}</ref> The line had originally opened a year earlier between [[69th Street Transportation Center|69th Street]] and [[15th Street station (SEPTA)|City Hall]].<ref name=cox /><ref name=encyc /> The station was the eastern terminal of the line until September 7 of that year, when it was extended to the elevated Market–Chestnut station along the [[Delaware River]].<ref name=cox /> It was not until November 5, 1922, when trains were extended northeast along the current route of the Market–Frankford elevated.<ref name=cox />


On June 22, 2019, a passenger fell onto the tracks and was killed by an oncoming train.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/person-falls-tracks-dies-septa-market-frankford-line-old-city-2nd-street-station/ |title=Person falls, dies on Market-Frankford Line tracks at SEPTA stop in Old City |last=Herman |first=Adam |date=June 22, 2019 |work=PhillyVoice |accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
On June 22, 2019, a passenger fell onto the tracks and was killed by an oncoming train.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/person-falls-tracks-dies-septa-market-frankford-line-old-city-2nd-street-station/ |title=Person falls, dies on Market-Frankford Line tracks at SEPTA stop in Old City |last=Herman |first=Adam |date=June 22, 2019 |work=PhillyVoice |accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>


==Station layout==
== Station layout ==
{{stack||[[File:SEPTA 2nd Street Station.jpg|thumb|left|Station platform at 2nd Street]]}}
The station has two [[side platform]]s. East of the station, the tracks turn north and begin to run elevated above Front Street towards [[Northeast Philadelphia]].
The station has two [[side platform]]s. East of the station, the tracks turn north and begin to run elevated above Front Street towards [[Northeast Philadelphia]].
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== References ==

{{MFL platform layout}}

==Gallery==
<Gallery>
PhiladelphiaSubwayStationMarketFrankford.jpg|2nd Street entrance
File:2nd and Arch Streets subway entrance.jpg|2nd Street elevator
</Gallery>

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
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{{SEPTA links}}
*[http://www.septa.org/stations/transit/subway/2nd.html SEPTA - 2nd Street MFL Station]
*[http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=53126 2nd Street-Penn's Landing Station images (World-NYCSubway.org)]
*[http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=53126 2nd Street-Penn's Landing Station images (World-NYCSubway.org)]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/@39.94995,-75.1443069,3a,20.5y,111.81h,89.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sv1kcs39wuyYspBVfk73aPg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 2nd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/@39.94995,-75.1443069,3a,20.5y,111.81h,89.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sv1kcs39wuyYspBVfk73aPg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 2nd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
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For other uses, see 2nd Street (disambiguation).
2nd Street
2nd Street station platform
General information
Other names2nd Street–Penn's Landing–Old City
Location2nd and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′59″N 75°08′37″W / 39.9498°N 75.1436°W / 39.9498; -75.1436
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 5, 17, 33, 48
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 3, 1908 (August 3, 1908)[1][2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
5th Street/​Independence Hall
toward 69th Street T.C.
 Market–Frankford Line Spring Garden
toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
5th Street/​Independence Hall
toward 69th Street
 Spring Garden
toward Frankford
Location
2nd Street is located in Philadelphia
2nd Street
2nd Street
Location within Philadelphia
Map

2nd Street station (signed as 2nd Street–Penn's Landing–Old City on platforms) is a subway station on the Market-Frankford Line, beneath the intersection of 2nd Street and Market Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the easternmost stop in Center City and also the easternmost underground stop on the line.

The station serves the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, with station signs originally reading "Olde City". The 'e' has been covered on the signs with obvious blue stickers.[3] The station also serves Penn's Landing and Spruce Street Harbor Park along the Delaware River.

2nd Street is also served by SEPTA bus routes 5, 17, 33, and 48.

History

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The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's Market Street Subway.[2][1] The line had originally opened a year earlier between 69th Street and City Hall.[2][1] The station was the eastern terminal of the line until September 7 of that year, when it was extended to the elevated Market–Chestnut station along the Delaware River.[2] It was not until November 5, 1922, when trains were extended northeast along the current route of the Market–Frankford elevated.[2]

On June 22, 2019, a passenger fell onto the tracks and was killed by an oncoming train.[4]

Station layout

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The station has two side platforms. East of the station, the tracks turn north and begin to run elevated above Front Street towards Northeast Philadelphia.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. 16. OCLC 54770701.
  3. ^ "world.nycsubway.org image img_16613.jpg". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2004-01-14.
  4. ^ Herman, Adam (June 22, 2019). "Person falls, dies on Market-Frankford Line tracks at SEPTA stop in Old City". PhillyVoice. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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