Arrott Transportation Center

Arrott Transportation Center (soon to be known as Arrott Transit Center^[3]) is an elevated rapid transit station and bus station serving SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line and City Bus routes. It is located at the intersection of Frankford Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Arrott Street, Paul Street, and Margaret Street in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4] The terminal was originally known by two separate names, Margaret–Orthodox station for the Market–Frankford Line and Arrott Bus Terminal for bus routes.

Arrott Transportation Center
Arrott Transportation Center
General information
Location	4700 North Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′58″N 75°05′03″W / 40.0162°N 75.0842°W / 40.0162; -75.0842
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 5, 89, J, K SEPTA City Bus: 59, 75
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)^[1]
Rebuilt	2018^[2]
Previous names	Margaret–Orthodox (1922–2014)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Church toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Frankford T.C. Terminus
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Church toward 69th Street Transit Center Frankford Transit Center Terminus
Location Arrott Transportation Center Location within Philadelphia

SEPTA bus and trackless trolley service include routes 3 (33rd Street./ Cecil B Moore Avenue.-Frankford T.C), 5 (Front St./Market St.-Frankford T.C.), 59 (Arrott T.C.-Castor Ave./Bustleton Ave.), 75 Arrott T.C.-Wayne Junction, 89 (Front St./Dauphin St.), J (Wissahickon Ave./Chelten Ave-Bridesburg), and K East Falls-Arrott T.C.^[5]

History

 

Front close-up of Philadelphia Transportation Company trolleybus 310 emerging from Arrott Transportation Center in 1967.

Arrott Transportation Center is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922, as Margaret–Orthodox–Arrott station.^[1][6][7][8]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated line adjacent the station.^[8] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck.^[9] Unlike other non-terminal stations on the Frankford El, this station was not immediately reconstructed.

From winter 2016 to winter 2018, SEPTA rebuilt the station platforms, stairways, roof canopies, and lighting at a cost of $39.86 million. Elevators and tactile warning strips were also installed, bringing the station to ADA accessibility requirements.^[2][10] During this project, the station was renamed from Margaret–Orthodox to Arrott Transportation Center. It was initially proposed to cost $20 million and be completed from 2011 to 2013.^[11]

Station layout

 

Route K at the bus terminal

The Market–Frankford station entrance is at the west side of the five-way intersection, located between Arrott Street and Oxford Avenue. There is another staircase directly serving the bus berths located on Arrott Street between Frankford Avenue and Griscom Street. The eastbound Market–Frankford platform has two exit-only staircases from the eastbound platform, serving the southeast corners of Overington Street and Frankford Avenue and Margaret Street and Frankford.

References

1. . SEPTA. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "Arrott Transportation Center (Market Frankford Line)". SEPTA. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
3. "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
4. Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1.
5. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
6. Cox, Harold E. (1967). May, Jack (ed.). The Road from Upper Darby. The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. New York, NY: Electric Railroaders' Association. p. 17. OCLC 54770701.
7. Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
8. Edward L. Woods Jr.; Thomas A. Nuxoll (1999). "The Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project" (PDF). American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
9. American Public Transportation Association (1996). "Success Under Fire--A Discussion of the SEPTA-Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project (FERP)". National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
10. Nussbaum, Paul (February 19, 2015). "SEPTA plans $22 million remake of complex". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
11. "Margaret-Orthodox station rehabilitation project community meeting recap". PlanPhilly. December 9, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arrott Transportation Center.

• SEPTA – Arrott Transportation Center
• Images from NYCSubway.org
• Oxford Avenue/Arrott Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Arrott Street bus berths from Google Maps Street View