Tioga station

Tioga station is an elevated rapid transit station on the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, Tioga Street, and K Street in the Harrowgate neighborhood of the city. The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3 and 89.

Tioga
Station exterior as viewed from Tioga Street
General information
Location	3500 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′01″N 75°06′23″W / 40.0003°N 75.1065°W / 40.0003; -75.1065
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 89
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922)^[1]
Rebuilt	1997^[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Allegheny toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line Erie–Torresdale toward Frankford T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Kensington–Allegheny toward 69th Street Transit Center Erie–Torresdale toward Frankford Transit Center
Location
Tioga Location within Philadelphia

History

 

The station house is connected to the westbound platform

Tioga is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.^[1][3][4][5]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.^[5] Most of Tioga station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station, though the eastbound platform exit uses a component of the original station. The reconstruction project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets ADA accessibility requirements.^[5] 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.^[6]

During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Tioga was only served by "A" trains. This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.^[7][8]

Station layout

Access to the station from street level is west of the five-way intersection, situated between East Tioga Street and K Street. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to an area south of the intersection, situated between East Tioga Street and Kensington Avenue in Harrowgate Park.

References

1. . SEPTA. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "Frankford Elevated Rapid Rail Line". Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
3. 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.
4. Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Ralph, Pat (February 24, 2020). "SEPTA service changes mark end of skip-stop service on Market-Frankford Line". PhillyVoice. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
8. "SEPTA to Improve Market-Frankford Line Service Levels" (Press release). SEPTA. February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

External links

  Media related to Tioga (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Tioga station
• Images at NYCSubway.org
• Station entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station exit from Google Maps Street View