City Hall station is a SEPTAsubway station in Philadelphia. Located in Center City underneath City Hall, it serves the Broad Street Line. It is the busiest station on the line, serving 57,000 passengers daily.[2] City Hall station is served by local, express, and special "Sport Express" trains. Entrances are located on the east and west sides of City Hall, as well as in the central courtyard. A free interchange also provides access to the Market–Frankford Line at 15th Street station, which is connected to City Hall by the Downtown Link underground concourse.
City Hall was an original station along the 1928 Broad Street Line and was not designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. In 2003, SEPTA rebuilt the station escalators at the connected 15th Street station on the Market–Frankford Line. A lawsuit was filed by the Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania, saying that because one critical component was renovated, the rest of the station complex needed to be renovated, as per building code requirements. As such, SEPTA would be required to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[4] SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia had been proposing a US $100 million refurbishment of City Hall station,[5] which included structural repairs, improvements in lighting and ventilation, aesthetic improvements, as well as making it accessible to people with disabilities. However, the project's progression had stalled due to lack of funds.[6]
In November 2011, the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation awarded construction contracts totaling $50 million for the restoration of the Dilworth Park above the station, following the eviction of the Occupy Philly protesters occupying the area; the contract includes making the park accessible to people with disabilities.[7] SEPTA awarded construction contracts for the improvements in January 2012.[8] The project consisted of a restoration of the plaza, creating a "gateway" to the SEPTA transit station and installing elevators connecting to the street and Market-Frankford platforms at 15th. The contract did not include any accessibility for the disabled to the Broad Street Line platforms, which are outside the plaza boundaries. The total cost of the project has risen to $55 million, with most of the money coming from a federal grant, with additional contributions by the City of Philadelphia ($5 million), and non-profit organizations including the William Penn Foundation. The project, originally to have been completed July 2014, had been delayed due to the necessity to deal with stairways, duct banks and pipes construction crews encountered, that did not appear in any blueprints.[9] The renovated Dilworth Park opened on September 4, 2014.[10]
In 2013, the passage of PA Act 89 (Transportation Funding Law) has allowed SEPTA to move forward with the $147 million BSL/MFL station renovation.[11] The reconstruction of 15th Street station began in 2016, and was completed in 2018. Reconstruction of City Hall station began in 2019.[12][13]
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Courtyard entrance
Station tile work
Southbound express track
A Broad Street Line local train bound for NRG station arriving at City Hall station
Station with train at platform
City Hall northbound platform
Another exit to the subway–surface trolleys
Former exit from City Hall station on the north side of City Hall
Northeast entrance
15th Street entrance is shared with City Hall station
City Hall Broad Street Line station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
April 12, 2024
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This article is about the SEPTA station in Philadelphia For other City Hall stations see City Hall station disambiguation City Hall station is a SEPTA subway station in Philadelphia Located in Center City underneath City Hall it serves the Broad Street Line It is the busiest station on the line serving 57 000 passengers daily 2 City Hall station is served by local express and special Sport Express trains Entrances are located on the east and west sides of City Hall as well as in the central courtyard A free interchange also provides access to the Market Frankford Line at 15th Street station which is connected to City Hall by the Downtown Link underground concourse City HallCity Hall station platformGeneral informationLocationMarket Street between 15th and Broad StreetsPhiladelphia Pennsylvania U S Coordinates39 57 8 09 N 75 9 50 02 W 39 9522472 N 75 1638944 W 39 9522472 75 1638944Owned byCity of PhiladelphiaOperated bySEPTAPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsMFL at 15th Street 10 11 13 34 36 at 15th Street Regional Rail at Suburban Station SEPTA City Bus 4 16 17 27 31 32 33 38 44 48SEPTA Suburban Bus 124 125ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleCross platform transfers only accessibility reconstruction underway 1 HistoryOpenedSeptember 1 1928Passengers200757 000 0 daily ServicesPreceding station SEPTA Following stationWalnut Locusttoward NRG Broad Street LineLocal Race Vinetoward Fern Rock T C Walnut LocustTerminus Broad Street LineExpressFuture services 2024 Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following stationWalnut Locusttoward NRG Race Vinetoward Fern Rock Transit CenterWalnut LocustTerminusLocationCity HallLocation of City Hall station in Philadelphia Contents 1 Interchanges 2 Reconstruction 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksInterchanges editA free interchange is available between all of the subway lines here including the 15th Street stop for the Market Frankford Line and all SEPTA subway surface trolley routes routes 10 11 13 34 amp 36 The station is connected to the Center City Concourse a system of underground passageways which connects to Suburban Station which provides access to SEPTA Regional Rail City Hall Station is also connected to the Broad Street Line s Walnut Locust station which in turn is connected to PATCO Speedline s 12 13th amp Locust Station and 15 16th amp Locust Station 3 However no free interchange is available to any of these stations This is one of the two stops along the Broad Street subway not under Broad Street the other one is Fern Rock Station Reconstruction editCity Hall was an original station along the 1928 Broad Street Line and was not designed to be accessible to people with disabilities In 2003 SEPTA rebuilt the station escalators at the connected 15th Street station on the Market Frankford Line A lawsuit was filed by the Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania saying that because one critical component was renovated the rest of the station complex needed to be renovated as per building code requirements As such SEPTA would be required to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 4 SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia had been proposing a US 100 million refurbishment of City Hall station 5 which included structural repairs improvements in lighting and ventilation aesthetic improvements as well as making it accessible to people with disabilities However the project s progression had stalled due to lack of funds 6 In November 2011 the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation awarded construction contracts totaling 50 million for the restoration of the Dilworth Park above the station following the eviction of the Occupy Philly protesters occupying the area the contract includes making the park accessible to people with disabilities 7 SEPTA awarded construction contracts for the improvements in January 2012 8 The project consisted of a restoration of the plaza creating a gateway to the SEPTA transit station and installing elevators connecting to the street and Market Frankford platforms at 15th The contract did not include any accessibility for the disabled to the Broad Street Line platforms which are outside the plaza boundaries The total cost of the project has risen to 55 million with most of the money coming from a federal grant with additional contributions by the City of Philadelphia 5 million and non profit organizations including the William Penn Foundation The project originally to have been completed July 2014 had been delayed due to the necessity to deal with stairways duct banks and pipes construction crews encountered that did not appear in any blueprints 9 The renovated Dilworth Park opened on September 4 2014 10 In 2013 the passage of PA Act 89 Transportation Funding Law has allowed SEPTA to move forward with the 147 million BSL MFL station renovation 11 The reconstruction of 15th Street station began in 2016 and was completed in 2018 Reconstruction of City Hall station began in 2019 12 13 Gallery edit nbsp Courtyard entrance nbsp Station tile work nbsp Southbound express track nbsp A Broad Street Line local train bound for NRG station arriving at City Hall station nbsp Station with train at platform nbsp City Hall northbound platform nbsp Another exit to the subway surface trolleys nbsp Former exit from City Hall station on the north side of City Hall nbsp Northeast entrance nbsp 15th Street entrance is shared with City Hall station nbsp Free transfer tunnel to the Market Frankford LineReferences edit SEPTA Planning PDF Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008 2019 Capital Program PDF SEPTA 2007 05 27 Archived from the original PDF on 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2007 11 03 Downtown Link Center City Concourse SEPTA Retrieved September 2 2019 SEPTA riders getting City Hall elevators down to the el PlanPhilly Planning Philadelphia s Future Archived from the original on 2011 12 30 Retrieved 2012 01 28 SEPTA July 2005 SEPTA Capital Improvements in the City of Philadelphia p 11 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2008 10 09 1 96 MiB Philadelphia projects waiting for Harrisburg dollars Archived from the original on 2012 03 07 Retrieved 2010 10 15 Center City District Central Philadelphia Development Corporation of Philadelphia Dilworth Plaza Archived from the original on 2012 02 05 Retrieved 2012 03 30 SEPTA awards contracts for City Hall improvements by Anthony Campisi PlanPhilly Thursday January 26 2012 Dilworth Plaza remake won t be finished until Labor Day The Philadelphia Inquirer December 4 2013 Dilworth Park transformed into a beckoning public realm officially opens FY 2015 Capital Budget and FY 2015 2026 Capital Program Proposal PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 05 31 Retrieved 2014 07 08 SEPTA official Central subway station makeover will take years SEPTA Planning PDF External links editSEPTA City Hall station City Hall Broad Street Line station WorldNYCSubway org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City Hall station 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