Allegheny station is a rapid transit station on SEPTA Market–Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues (known as "K&A") and H Street in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia.[3] The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3, 60, and 89.

Allegheny
Allegheny station platform
General information
Location	3200 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9965°N 75.1135°W / 39.9965; -75.1135
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 60, 89
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922[1]
Rebuilt	1997[2]
Electrified	700 volts DC third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Somerset toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Tioga toward Frankford T.C.
Location
Allegheny Location within Philadelphia

History

Allegheny is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[1][4][5][6]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.[6] Allegheny station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station; the project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets ADA accessibility requirements.[6] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.[7]

In 2019, the Philadelphia Weekly magazine called the intersection "one of the most notorious drug corners" of the city; a controversial plan to build a supervised injection site near the station on Hilton Street was announced in March of that year.[8]

Station layout

Access to the station is via the southwest corner of Allegheny and Kensington avenues. There is also an eastbound platform exit-only stair to the northeast corner of the intersection.

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

References

External links

• Media related to Allegheny station (Market–Frankford Line) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA – Allegheny Station
• Images from NYCSubway.org
• Station entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station exit from Google Maps Street View