49th Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

49th Street
SEPTA regional rail
Entrance to the 49th Street Station
Location	49th Street & Chester Avenue Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°WCoordinates: 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Trolley Route 13 SEPTA City Bus: 64
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
Electrified	1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Angora toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line University City toward Temple University   Former services   Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Angora toward West Chester West Chester Line R3 Elwyn/West Chester Pennsylvania Railroad University City toward Suburban Station Pennsylvania Railroad Angora toward West Chester West Chester Branch Philadelphia toward Suburban Station

49th Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 1104 South 49th Street in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, and serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 62 boardings and 52 alightings on an average weekday.^[1]

The station is a sheltered shed that sits on one platform; the other platform has a ramp to the Chester Avenue bridge. The station is handicapped-accessible. Chester Avenue carries the SEPTA Route 13 trolley, which is part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system. The trolleys use an alternate track embedded in 49th Street when the tunnels are closed.

The Media/Elwyn line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852-53. There has been a station at this location since at least 1886, when the line was owned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.^[2]

References

1. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF).
2. Peniston, Bradley (February 14, 2013). "Short History of a Short Street". Navybook.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

External links

Media related to 49th Street (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA: 49th Street Station
• Chester Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• "Around 49th and Springfield Avenue". 1938 aerial photo of the station and nearly Kingsessing Recreation Center.