Allegheny station (soon to be known as Kensington–Allegheny station[3]) 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.[4] The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3, 60, and 89.
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Location | 3200 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°59′47″N 75°06′49″W / 39.9965°N 75.1135°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 3, 60, 89 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | November 5, 1922[1] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1997[2] | ||||||||||||
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History
Allegheny is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[1][5][6][7]
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.[7] 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 accessibility requirements.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
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.
References
External links
Media related to Allegheny station (Market–Frankford Line) at Wikimedia Commons