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Arrott Transportation Center is an
Arrott Transportation Center is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922, as Margaret–Orthodox–Arrott station.
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the Frankford Elevated line adjacent the station. The line had originally been built with
The Market–Frankford station entrance is at the west side of the five-way intersection, located between Arrott Street and Oxford Avenue. There is another staircase directly serving the bus berths located on Arrott Street between Frankford Avenue and Griscom Street. The eastbound Market–Frankford platform has two exit-only staircases from the eastbound platform, serving the southeast corners of Overington Street and Frankford Avenue and Margaret Street and Frankford.
Images from NYCSubway.orgOxford Avenue/Arrott Street entrance from Google Maps Street ViewArrott Street bus berths from Google Maps Street View
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elevated
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rapid transit
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station
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and bus station
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serving SEPTA
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's Market–Frankford Line
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and City Bus
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routes. It is located at the intersection of Frankford Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Arrott Street, Paul Street, and Margaret Street in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast
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Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania
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. The terminal was originally known by two separate names, Margaret–Orthodox station for the Market–Frankford Line and Arrott Bus Terminal for bus routes.
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service include routes 3 (33rd Street./ Cecil B Moore Avenue.-Frankford T.C), 5 (Front St./Market St.-Frankford T.C.), 59 (Arrott T.C.-Castor Ave./Bustleton Ave.), 75 Arrott T.C.-Wayne Junction, 89 (Front St./Dauphin St.), J (Wissahickon Ave./Chelten Ave-Bridesburg), and K East Falls-Arrott T.C.
History
Arrott Transportation Center is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922, as Margaret–Orthodox–Arrott station.
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the Frankford Elevated line adjacent the station. The line had originally been built with track ballast
Track ballast forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (sleepers) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. It is used to bear the load from the railroad ties, to facilitate drainage of water, and also to keep down vegetat ...
and was replaced with precast sections of deck. Unlike other non-terminal stations on the Frankford El, this station was not immediately reconstructed.
From winter 2016 to winter 2018, SEPTA rebuilt the station platforms, stairways, roof canopies, and lighting at a cost of $39.86 million. Elevators and tactile warning strips were also installed, bringing the station to ADA accessibility requirements. During this project, the station was renamed from Margaret–Orthodox to Arrott Transportation Center. It was initially proposed to cost $20 million and be completed from 2011 to 2013.
Station layout
The Market–Frankford station entrance is at the west side of the five-way intersection, located between Arrott Street and Oxford Avenue. There is another staircase directly serving the bus berths located on Arrott Street between Frankford Avenue and Griscom Street. The eastbound Market–Frankford platform has two exit-only staircases from the eastbound platform, serving the southeast corners of Overington Street and Frankford Avenue and Margaret Street and Frankford.
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Images from NYCSubway.org
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