Market East Station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Market East
SEPTA Regional Rail station
11th Street entrance to Market East Station
Location	12th and Filbert Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′07″N 75°09′24″W / 39.952076°N 75.156612°W / 39.952076; -75.156612
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Airport Line   Chestnut Hill East Line   Chestnut Hill West Line   Fox Chase Line   Lansdale/​Doylestown Line   Manayunk/​Norristown Line   Media/Elwyn Line   Paoli/​Thorndale Line   Trenton Line   Warminster Line   West Trenton Line   Wilmington/​Newark Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Market–Frankford Line at 11th St. and 8th St.   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur at 8th St.   PATCO Speedline at 8th & Market Sts. SEPTA bus routes 9, 17, 23, 33, 38, 44, 47, 47M, 48, 61, 62, 121 NJ Transit bus routes 400–410,412,413,419 Greyhound Lines Bieber Tourways Trailways Transportation System(Capitol Trailways, Martz Trailways, Susquehanna Trailways) Peter Pan Bus Lines
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	November 1984
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Suburban Station toward Airport Terminals Airport Line Temple University Terminus Suburban Station toward 30th Street Station Chestnut Hill East Line Temple University toward Chestnut Hill East Suburban Station toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line Temple University Terminus Suburban Station toward 30th Street Station Fox Chase Line Temple University toward Fox Chase Lansdale/Doylestown Line Temple University toward Doylestown Manayunk/Norristown Line Temple University toward Elm Street, Norristown Suburban Station toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line Temple University Terminus Suburban Station toward Thorndale Paoli/Thorndale Line Suburban Station toward Trenton Trenton Line Suburban Station toward University City Warminster Line Temple University toward Warminster West Trenton Line Temple University toward West Trenton Suburban Station toward Newark Wilmington/Newark Line Temple University Terminus

Market East Station is a SEPTA station in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its official SEPTA address is 12th and Filbert streets. Of the three Center City stations on the SEPTA system, Market East Station is located the farthest east. It is part of the Center City Commuter Connection. Opened in November 1984, the station replaced the Reading Terminal, which had closed on November 6, 1984. Market East Station cost $75 million to build, and is owned and maintained by SEPTA.

The station is 120 feet (37 m) wide and two blocks long. The tracks are 35 feet (11 m) below the street.

Images for kids

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  12th and Market streets entrance in the Reading Terminal building

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  Waiting area on the concourse level in 2018, showing newly-installed SEPTA Key turnstiles.

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  Filbert Street entrance

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  Jefferson Station platform

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  Tiled wall across from boarding platforms

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  11th Street entrance

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  An outbound train on the Airport Line stops at the station in March 2018

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  Station entrance sign prior to the name change (1984-2014)