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.
12–13th & Locust | |||||||||||
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 12–13th & Locust station platform in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| 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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| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No, under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 15, 1953[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Construction work to make the station accessible, including street to mezzanine and mezzanine to platform elevators, began in October 2020.[3]
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
Media related to 12–13th & Locust station at Wikimedia Commons