11th Street station (signed as 11th Street–Pennsylvania Convention Center on platforms) is a

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at the intersection of 11th Street and Market Street in Center City. It is served by

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's Market-Frankford Line and provides a connection to

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at Jefferson Station. The station is part of the Downtown Link concourse, a series of underground passageways outside fare control that access stations on the Market–Frankford Line,

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, and Regional Rail lines. 11th Street also has direct access to the

Jefferson Tower Jefferson Center, formerly known as the Aramark Tower and One Reading Center, is a high-rise office building located at 1101 Market Street in the Center City section of Philadelphia. The building stands tall with 32 floors and is currently the ...

and

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shopping mall, and also serves the

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and the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal.

History

Philadelphia's 11th street subway station 2017a

The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the

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's Market Street Subway. The line had originally opened a year earlier between 69th Street and 15th Street stations. 11th Street is one of three stations on the Market–Frankford Line that is not

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, the other two being and stations. The addition of elevators in the station was announced in SEPTA's 2021–2032 Capital Program proposal; the station platforms would be rehabilitated and made accessible to passengers with disabilities by 2023 at an estimated cost of $9.51 million.

Station layout

The station has two

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s. A mezzanine above the platforms is divided into two sections, one inside fare control and one outside of it.

Image gallery

Philadelphia's 11th street subway station 2017-entrance.jpg, Station entrance on 11th Street File:11th Street Station SEPTA.jpg, Track view File:SEPTA M-4 1179 at 11th Street station.jpeg, A train bound for 69th Street Transportation Center arrives at the station Jefferson Station entrance.JPG, An entrance to station is shared with Jefferson Station on 11th Street File:Philadelphia's 11th street subway station 2017c.jpg, Crossover mezzanine File:Philadelphia's 11th street subway station 2017b.jpg, Underground station access to

File:Philadelphia's 11th street subway station 2017-transfer.jpg, Transfer area between Jefferson Station and 11th Street station

References

External links

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SEPTA – 11th Street Station

11th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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