69th Street Transportation Center

69th Street
SEPTA multimodal transportation center
69th Street Transportation Center at 69th and Market Streets
Location	69th and Market Streets Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 19082.
Coordinates	39°57′47″N 75°15′36″W / 39.963076°N 75.259995°WCoordinates: 39°57′47″N 75°15′36″W / 39.963076°N 75.259995°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line   Norristown High Speed Line   Media-Sharon Hill Line
Platforms	4 island platforms, 2 side platforms 1 island platform, 1 side platform (Market-Frankford) 2 island platforms, 2 side platform (Route 100) 1 island platform, 1 side platform (Routes 101 & 102)
Tracks	8 total 3 (Market-Frankford) 3 (Route 100) 2 (Route 101 & Route 102)
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 21 Penn's Landing 30 30th Street 65 Germantown 68 Oregon station SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103 Ardmore 104 West Chester University 105 Paoli Hospital 106 Ardmore / Paoli Hospital 107 Springfield Mall 108 Philadelphia International Airport 109 Chester 110 Penn State 111 Penn State / Chadds Ford 112 Delaware County College 113 Darby / Tri-State Mall 120 Cheyney University 123 King of Prussia 126 Broomall
Construction
Parking	182 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 4, 1907
Electrified	700 volts DC(MFL) Third rail(NHSL) Overhead lines(MSHL)
Previous names	69th Street Terminal (1907–2011)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Terminus Market–Frankford Line Millbourne next east toward Frankford Norristown High Speed Line Local Parkview next north toward Norristown Norristown High Speed Line Norristown Express Penfield next north toward Norristown Norristown High Speed Line Hughes Park Express Beechwood-Brookline next north toward Hughes Park Norristown High Speed Line Norristown Limited Ardmore Junction next north toward Norristown Fairfield Avenue next west toward Media–Orange Street Media-Sharon Hill Line Route 101 Terminus Fairfield Avenue next west toward Sharon Hill Media-Sharon Hill Line Route 102   Former services   Preceding station   Lehigh Valley Transit Company   Following station Terminus Liberty Bell High Speed Line Liberty Bell Limited (service ended 1951) Parkview next north toward Allentown Preceding station   Philadelphia and Western Railroad   Following station Terminus P&W Strafford Branch Strafford Branch (service ended 1956) Parkview next north toward Strafford

The 69th Street Transportation Center, also known as the 69th Street Terminal, is a SEPTA terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

SEPTA runs the following lines out of the 69th Street Transportation Center:

• Market-Frankford Line – Subway and Elevated (69th Street is the western terminus of the line)
• Norristown High Speed Line (formerly Route 100) – interurban rapid transit
• Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines (Routes 101 and 102)
• SEPTA Bus Routes 21, 30, 65, 68, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 123, and 126 serving Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester Counties.

The 69th Street Transportation Center also includes SEPTA sales offices, stores, and eateries. The immediate portion of 69th Street surrounding the center is very popular with area residents, housing numerous bars, restaurants, shops, and the Tower Theater concert venue. A parking lot is adjacent, with street parking, both metered and unmetered, throughout the terminal's neighborhood.

The Norristown High-Speed Line runs entirely on its own right-of-way from the terminal to the northwestern terminus at the Norristown Transportation Center. The Media and Sharon Hill trolley lines run southwest from the terminal in the median of Terminal Square and then on a separate right-of-way after the Fairfield Avenue stop. Two former trolley lines, now bus lines, Routes 103 (Ardmore Trolley Line) and 104 (West Chester Trolley Line) run along the median of Pennsylvania Route 3 as far west as North Keystone Avenue, where the tracks abruptly end. SEPTA Route 123 connects this station with the King of Prussia Transit Center at the King of Prussia Mall.

As far as the SEPTA heavy rail system is concerned, the 69th Street Terminal is one of two stations located outside Philadelphia proper (the other is Millbourne).

The 69th Street Transportation Center celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2008. It was renamed from 69th Street Terminal in 2011.

Gallery

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  Norristown High Speed Line cars at 69th Street Terminal

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  Media-Sharon Hill Line trolley car at West Chester Pike & Garrett Road near 69th Street Terminal

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  Market-Frankford Line rapid transit cars at 69th Street Terminal

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  Media-Sharon Hill Line trolley car and SEPTA Route 107 bus trade passengers

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  Media-Sharon Hill Line's Route 101 Springfield Local

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  69th and Market area was almost in the country when 69th Street Terminal opened its doors in 1908

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  P&W platforms in atypical white paint at left; Market Street could still boast greenery at right in 1908

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  Route 101 trolley in Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company Centennial livery

External links

• SEPTA – 69th Street Transportation Center
• Station Map
• 69th Street Terminal (World-NYC Subway.org):
  • Market-Frankford-El
  • MFL 69th Street Yard
  • Norristown High-Speed (Route 100) Interurban line images
  • Media-Sharon Hill (Routes 101 & 102) Trolley Images
• 69th Street (The Subway Nut)
• Market Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Routes 101 and 102 Station from Google Maps Street View