33rd Street station (SEPTA)
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| Location | 33rd and Market streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′20″N 75°11′22″W / 39.955498°N 75.189334°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, 49, LUCY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 15, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33rd Street station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving all trolleys of the SEPTA Metro T.[1] It is the last station of the T outbound with all lines before the T1 splits away and exits the tunnel at 36th Street Portal.[2] The stop is located on the campus of Drexel University.[3]
History
The station was opened in November 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) as part of a larger project to move portions of the elevated Market Street Line and surface trolleys underground.[4] The original project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets was announced by the PTC's predecessor, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, in the 1920s, but was delayed due to the Great Depression and World War II.[5] The PTC's revised project also included a new subway–surface tunnel for subway–surface trolleys underneath the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, continuing from the original western portal at 23rd and Market streets to new portals at 36th and Ludlow streets for Route 10 and 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue for other routes.[5]
On April 11, 1988, a trolley derailed at the station, injuring 27 people.[6]
On 27 July 2023, SEPTA awarded a $4,987,421 contract to CDM Smith, Inc. for architectural and design services to make 22nd, 33rd, and 36th stations accessible and making general station improvements such as new lighting and signage.[7]
Station layout
The station has two entrances, one on Market Street, and one on 33rd Street, both being stairwells leading down into the mezzanine. Thus, the station is not ADA accessible. The mezzanine has ventilation wells on the east and west sides.[7][8] The station has two low-level side platforms, each capable of platforming two trolleys at a time. Fares are collected on board trolleys.
References
- ^ Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1.
- ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
- ^ "University City Campus Map". Drexel University. November 22, 2021.
- ^ Puckett, John L. and Mark Frazier Lloyd. Becoming Penn: The Pragmatic American University, 1950–2000, p. 35, at Google Books, accessed May 31, 2020.
- ^ a b John L. Puckett. "Putting the Market Street Elevated Underground". West Philadelphia Collaborative History. University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Paul (April 11, 1988). "Driver, Passenger Still Hospitalized in Crash". Philadelphia Daily News.
- ^ a b "SEPTA Awards Design Contract for Three Trolley Stations". SEPTA. July 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ^ Kalner, Scott (April 7, 2025). "SEPTA Three Trolley Stations ADA Improvement – 33rd Street Station Art Commission Review" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2026.
External links
Media related to 33rd Street (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons