City Hall station (PATCO)

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This article is about the PATCO station in Camden, New Jersey. For the SEPTA station in Philadelphia, see City Hall station (SEPTA).
City Hall
City Hall PATCO station platform, April 2015.jpg
City Hall station platform in April 2015
Location5th Street and Market Streets
Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates39°56′45″N 75°07′16″W / 39.9459°N 75.1211°W / 39.9459; -75.1211Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°07′16″W / 39.9459°N 75.1211°W / 39.9459; -75.1211
Owned byDelaware River Port Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsNJT Bus NJT Buses
Construction
Disabled accessNo
History
OpenedJune 7, 1936
Services
Preceding station DRPA logo.svg DRPA Following station
8th & Market
toward 15–16th & Locust
 PATCO Speedline Broadway
toward Lindenwold

City Hall station is a PATCO Lindenwold Line train station located at North 5th Street and Market Street in Camden, New Jersey.[1] It is the westernmost station in New Jersey before the train crosses the Benjamin Franklin Bridge into Philadelphia. The station has a single underground island platform with a fare mezzanine above.

History[]

A train at the station in 1969

The station was opened on June 7, 1936, along with 8th & Market and Franklin Square in Philadelphia and Broadway in Camden, as part of Philadelphia Rapid Transit's Bridge Line service. The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968 for conversion into the PATCO Speedline.[2] The Lindenwold–City Hall segment opened on January 4, 1969, followed by the City Hall–16th and Locust segment on February 14.[3][4]

City Hall station is among PATCO's least utilized stops. The station has corridors north to Cooper Street, with separate entrances on the north and south corners of Cooper and 5th Street and another extends to Arch Street. Due to the low passenger levels at this station, both corridors are closed.[5] Two stairways are visible at the northeast and southwest corners of Market and 5th Street. Only the southwest is in use for passenger access, as the northeast stairway is marked for emergency use only.

References[]

  1. ^ "City Hall Station". PATCO. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ^ DeGraw, Ronald (January 26, 1969). "Full High-Speed Line Cannot Open Because Of Signal Troubles". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ DeGraw, Ronald (February 14, 1969). "High-Speed Transit Opens Saturday From Lindenwold to Phila". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Forgotten tunnels hold Camden's lost history". Retrieved 2016-06-28.

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