City Hall station (SEPTA)

City Hall
SEPTA rapid transit station
Northbound local track at City Hall Station
Location	Market Street between 15th and Broad Streets
Coordinates	39°57′8.09″N 75°9′50.02″W / 39.9522472°N 75.1638944°W / 39.9522472; -75.1638944Coordinates: 39°57′8.09″N 75°9′50.02″W / 39.9522472°N 75.1638944°W / 39.9522472; -75.1638944
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line Local and Express
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	Market–Frankford Line at 15th Street   SEPTA Trolley All Routes SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 62 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125 SEPTA Regional Rail (at Suburban Station)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Cross-platform transfers only
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	57000  0% (daily)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Walnut–Locust toward AT&T Station Broad Street Line Local Race–Vine toward Fern Rock Walnut–Locust Terminus Broad Street Line Express   Free transfer   30th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line Transfer at: 15th Street 13th Street toward Frankford 19th Street toward 63rd & Malvern SEPTA Trolley Route 10 Transfer at: 15th Street 13th Street toward 13th Street 19th Street toward Darby SEPTA Trolley Route 11 Transfer at: 15th Street SEPTA Trolley Route 13 Transfer at: 15th Street 19th Street toward 61st Street SEPTA Trolley Route 34 Transfer at: 15th Street 19th Street toward 80th Street-Eastwick SEPTA Trolley Route 36 Transfer at: 15th Street

City Hall is a SEPTA subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves the Broad Street Line and is located in Center City Philadelphia underneath Philadelphia City Hall. It is the busiest station on the line, serving 57,000 passengers daily.^[1] City Hall station is served by Local, Express, and Special "Sport Express" trains. Entrances are located on both the east and west sides of City Hall as well as in the central courtyard.

Station layout

Interchanges

A free interchange is available between all of the subway lines here, including the 15th Street stop for the Market–Frankford Line and all SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Routes (Routes 10, 11, 13, 34 & 36).

The station is connected to the Center City Commuter Connection underground concourse, which connects to Suburban Station, thus providing access to SEPTA Regional Rail. City Hall Station is also connected to the Broad Street Line's Walnut–Locust Station, which in turn is connected to PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available to any of these stations. This is one of the two stops along the Broad Street Subway not under Broad Street, with the other one being Fern Rock Station.

ADA Reconstruction

As built, City Hall was an original station along the 1928 Broad Street Line, and was not designed for ADA accessible transfer between lines. In 2003, SEPTA rebuilt the station escalators at the connected 15th Street Station on the Market–Frankford Line; for which a lawsuit was filed by the Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania, citing that renovating one critical component would require the rest of the station complex to be renovated, as per building code requirements. As such, SEPTA would be required to make the station ADA accessible.^[2] SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia had been proposing a US $100,000,000 refurbishment of City Hall station,^[3] which included structural repairs, improvements in lighting and ventilation, aesthetic improvements, as well as ADA improvements. However, the project's progression had stalled due to lack of funds.^[4] In November 2011, the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation had awarded construction contracts for the restoration of the Dilworth Plaza above the station, following the eviction of the Occupy Philly protesters occupying the area, which includes the accessibility improvements for the station.^[5] SEPTA awarded construction contracts for the improvements in January 2012.^[6] The project currently consists of a restoration of the plaza, and installing elevators connecting to the street and Market-Frankford platforms at 15th. Further accessibility improvements at 15th and reconstruction of the Broad Street Line's City Hall station had been stalled pending additional funding. In 2013, the passage of PA Act 89 (Transportation Funding Law) has allowed SEPTA to move forward with the $147 million BSL/MFL station renovation.^[7] The reconstruction of 15th and City Hall stations is planned to begin in 2016, with the stations complete in 2018 and 2020, respectively.^[8]

Gallery

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  City Hall northbound platform.
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  Another exit to the Subway-Surface Trolleys.
• 
  Former exit from City Hall Station on the north side of City Hall.

References

1. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program" (PDF). SEPTA. 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
2. ↑ http://planphilly.com/septa-riders-getting-city-hall-elevators-down-el
3. ↑ "SEPTA (July 2005) SEPTA Capital Improvements in the City of Philadelphia. p. 11." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-09.  (1.96 MiB)
4. ↑ "Philadelphia projects waiting for Harrisburg dollars"
5. ↑ http://centercityphila.org/life/dilworth_plaza.php
6. ↑ "SEPTA awards contracts for City Hall improvements," by Anthony Campisi (PlanPhilly Thursday, January 26, 2012)
7. ↑ "FY 2015 Capital Budget and FY 2015-2026 Capital Program Proposal" (PDF). 
8. ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20150129_SEPTA_underboss__Downtown_subway_makeover_will_take_years_-_and_cost__150_million.html

External links

• SEPTA – City Hall BSL Station
• City Hall Broad Street Line station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
• Market Street and 15th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Broad Street entrance, south of City Hall from Google Maps Street View
• Market Street and Juniper Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Chestnut Street entrance from Google Maps Street View