Tasker–Morris station
Tasker–Morris is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line.[2] It is located at 1600 South Broad Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves only local trains. The station is named for the nearby Tasker Street to the north and Morris Street to the south. In between the two streets is a customer service office for the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Tasker-Morris station platform | |||||||||||
Location | 1600 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.930308°N 75.168226°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 4, 29 | ||||||||||
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Disabled access | No, accessibility planned[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | September 18, 1938 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Third rail (600 volts) (BSL) | ||||||||||
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Tasker–Morris Location within Philadelphia |
The streets Tasker and Morris were named after Thomas P. Tasker and Henry and Stephen Morris, the two families that founded the companies Morris, Tasker & Morris, and later the Pascal Iron Works, which occupied a site on Fifth Street between the two streets that would later take their name.[3]
The song "Tasker-Morris Station" by The Menzingers is about the station.
Station layout
There are four street entrances to the station, two at Broad and Tasker streets, as well as two at Broad and Morris streets.
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control |
P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Broad Street Line toward NRG (Snyder) |
Island platform | ||
Northbound | Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Ellsworth–Federal) → |
Gallery
- The mezzanine level of Tasker-Morris station, facing Morris Street.
- Station entrance
References
External links
- SEPTA - Tasker-Morris BSL Station
- Tasker Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Morris Street entrance from Google Maps Street View