Frankford Transportation Center

Frankford Transportation Center (also known as Frankford Terminal and Bridge-Pratt station) is a transportation terminal in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was once known as the Bridge Street terminal before a complete reconstruction in 2003. Frankford Transportation Center is the last stop for the Market-Frankford Line trains before heading westbound for 69th Street Transportation Center.

Frankford Transportation Center
The Main Terminal building with the Market–Frankford platform behind it
Location5233 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′24″N 75°04′37″W
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus: 3, 5, 8, 14, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 50, 58, 66, 67, 73, 84, 88, R, Boulevard Direct
Construction
Parking1,000 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1918
Rebuilt1986, 2003–2006[1]
Electrified700 volts DC third rail
Overhead lines (trackless trolleys)
Previous namesBridge Street Terminal
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Arrott
toward 69th Street
 Market–Frankford Line Terminus
Location
Frankford Transportation Center
Location within Philadelphia

Overview

Besides being the depot and terminus for many bus routes, it is the eastern terminus of the Market-Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line (MFSE), the El, or the Blue Line), a subway-elevated rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by SEPTA, which begins at 69th Street Transportation Center just west of the Philadelphia city line in Upper Darby Township and runs mostly over and under Philadelphia streets to its terminus at the Frankford Transportation Center.

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Track 1 ←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (Arrott Transportation Center)
Island platform
Track 2 ←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (Arrott Transportation Center)
M Mezzanine Fare control, overpass to Bridge Street Terminal, buses, parking garage
G Street level Main Terminal, buses
  • Market-Frankford Line platform at Frankford Transportation Center
  • Frankford Terminal in 1918, before the construction of the Market–Frankford Line

SEPTA City Bus Connections

SEPTA Bus Routes: 3, 5, 8, 14, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 50, 58, 66, 67, 73, 84, 88, R

References
  1. "Frankford Transportation Center". SEPTA. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009.


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