5th Street station (SEPTA)

5th Street
Fifth Street station platform (2005)
Location	5th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′02″N 75°08′56″W / 39.9505°N 75.1488°W / 39.9505; -75.1488Coordinates: 39°57′02″N 75°08′56″W / 39.9505°N 75.1488°W / 39.9505; -75.1488
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 17, 33, 38, 44, 48
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 3, 1908[2][3][4]
Electrified	700 volts DC third rail
Previous names	5th Street[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station 8th Street toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line 2nd Street toward Frankford T.C.
Location
5th Street Location within Philadelphia

5th Street/Independence Hall station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the intersection of 5th and Market Street served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line. The station serves multiple notable Philadelphia landmarks including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the National Constitution Center, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Philadelphia Bourse.^[5]

The station originally opened as 5th Street station and was renamed by SEPTA on June 29, 2016.^[1][6]

The station is also served by numerous SEPTA bus routes, the 17, 33, 38, 44, and 48.

History[]

The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's Market Street Subway.^[2][4] The line had originally opened a year earlier between 69th Street and 15th Street station.^[2][4]

The station was expanded in the 1950s along with the creation of the Independence Mall, and was last rehabilitated in 1974 in preparation for the United States Bicentennial.^[3][7] Elevators were installed in 2010, making the station accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.^[7]

In July 2016, the city approved designs to rehabilitate the station, including new signage and lighting, rebuilt staircases and headhouses, as well as new artwork.^[3] The project began fall 2018 and it is scheduled for completion in fall 2020, coming in at an estimated total cost of $19.5 million. During the construction project, trains were bypassing the station.^[7][8]

Station layout[]

The station platform in 2018

The station has two side platforms with separate fare control on either side. 5th Street is the only station on the line in Center City that does not have a mezzanine crossover between the two platforms.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit, buses
P Platform level	Side platform with fare control
	Westbound	←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street T.C. (8th Street)
	Eastbound	→      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford T.C. (2nd Street) →
	Side platform with fare control

Image gallery[]

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  5th Street entrance

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  5th Street elevator

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  The now-demolished KYW AM Radio & TV building, with a subway entrance hidden in the foreground.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 5th Street station (SEPTA).

• SEPTA – 5th Street Station
• 5th Street-Independence Station images (World-NYCSubway.org)
• 5th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View