63rd Street station is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line trains. Located at the intersection of 63rd and Market Streets in the Haddington neighborhood of West Philadelphia, it is the westernmost stop on the line within the Philadelphia city limits.

63rd Street
An eastbound Market–Frankford train departing the station
General information
Location	63rd and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 21, 31
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 4, 1907[1][2]
Rebuilt	May 4, 2009
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Millbourne toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line 60th Street toward Frankford T.C.
Former services Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station 66th Street toward 69th Street Market Elevated 60th Street toward Frankford
Location
63rd Street Location within Philadelphia

The station is also served by SEPTA bus routes 21 and 31. The station is also the northern terminus of the Cobbs Creek Trail.[3]

History

63rd Street station is one of the original Market Street Elevated stations built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; the line opened for service on March 4, 1907 between 69th Street T.C. and 15th Street stations.[1][2]

The station was closed on June 13, 2008 for rehabilitation as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated.[4] The renovated station included new elevators, escalators, lighting, and other infrastructure, as well as a new brick station house.[5] The station reopened on May 4, 2009. The project resulted in the station becoming compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Station layout

There are two side platforms connecting to a station house on the southeast corner of 63rd and Market streets. There are also three exit-only staircases; two descend to the west side of 63rd Street and one to the northwest corner of Market and Felton streets.

Unlike other stations along the western elevated portion of the line, the corridor between the station house and westbound platform is above the tracks rather than below.

M	Mezzanine	Fare control, connection between platforms
P Platform level	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Westbound	←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street T.C. (Millbourne)
	Eastbound	→      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford T.C. (60th Street) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
G	Street level	Station house, buses

References

External links

• Media related to 63rd Street train station (Philadelphia) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA – 63rd Street Station
• Station house from Google Maps Street View
• Images at NYCSubway.org