City Hall station is an underground

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station on the

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, operated by the

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. It is located in

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, one block from

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, after which the station is named, at North 5th and Market Streets. Opened on June 7, 1936, the station is the first eastbound and final westbound station in New Jersey, located just east of the

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which carries trains over the

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History

PATCO train at City Hall station, January 1969

The station was opened on June 7, 1936, along with 8th & Market and Franklin Square in Philadelphia and

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in Camden, as part of

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's Bridge Line service. The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968, for conversion into the

. The section between Lindenwold and City Hall opened on January 4, 1969, followed a few weeks later by the section between City Hall and Philadelphia on February 14. City Hall station is among PATCO's least utilized stops. The station was built with corridors to both Arch Street and Cooper Street, with separate entrances on the north and south corners of Cooper and 5th Street. Due to the low passenger levels at this station, both corridors are closed. Two stairways are visible at the northeast and southwest corners of Market and 5th Street. Only the southwest is in use for passenger access, as the northeast stairway is marked for emergency use only. PATCO plans to make the station

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to people with disabilities, adding an elevator between the platform and the mezzanine, and a new entrance with an elevator at Roosevelt Park, across 5th Street from the current entrance. The project is expected to be completed in Fall 2022. In August 2022, PATCO eliminated 24-hour service at the station, with the station closing daily between midnight and 5 am. PATCO cited low ridership, safety concerns, and the nearby Broadway station as reasons for the closure.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

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Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

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City Hall (PATCO)
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