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5th Street/Independence Hall station

Rapid transit station in Philadelphia

Field	Value
name
style	SEPTA Metro
image	5th Street-Independence Hall Post Renovation August 2024.jpg
image_caption	5th Street/Independence Hall station platform
address	5th and Market Streets
borough	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
coordinates
owned	City of Philadelphia
operator	SEPTA
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	2
connections	SEPTA City Bus: , , , ,
structure	Underground
accessible	Yes
opened
former	5th Street (1908–2016)
services
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	15
mapframe-marker-color	#
mapframe-marker	rail-metro

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5th Street/Independence Hall station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of 5th and Market Streets, served by SEPTA Metro L trains. The station serves multiple notable Philadelphia landmarks, including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the National Constitution Center, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Philadelphia Bourse.

The station originally opened as 5th Street station and was renamed by SEPTA on June 29, 2016.

The station is also served by numerous SEPTA bus routes, the , and 48.

History

20th century

The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's Market Street Subway. The line had originally opened a year earlier between 69th Street and 15th Street station.

The station was expanded in the 1950s along with the creation of the Independence Mall, and was last rehabilitated in 1974 in preparation for the United States Bicentennial.

21st century

In July 2016, the city approved designs to rehabilitate the station, including new signage and lighting, rebuilt staircases and headhouses, as well as new artwork. The project began fall 2018 and it is scheduled for completion in fall 2020, coming in at an estimated total cost of $19.5 million. During the construction project, trains were bypassing the station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with separate fare control on either side. 5th Street is the only station on the line in Center City that does not have a mezzanine crossover between the two platforms.

Image gallery

File:5th Street Station septa.jpg|5th Street entrance File:mfl5thst-elevator.jpg|5th Street elevator File:5th Street (SEPTA station) and the old KYW (AM)-KYW-TV building.jpg|The now-demolished KYW AM Radio & TV building, with a subway entrance hidden in the foreground.

References

[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/112434 philadelphiabuildings.org]
Brey, Jared. (June 29, 2016). "SEPTA to Rename 5th Street Station". [[Philadelphia Magazine]].
Hickey, Brian. (June 30, 2016). "SEPTA renames 5th Street Station after history, not corporate branding". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
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Hepp, John. (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
"SEPTA, 5th Street Station Rehabilitation". Burns Engineering.
Hahn, Ashley. (July 13, 2016). "Art Commission approves rehab of 5th Street El station, denies digital displays at SEPTA entrances". [[WHYY-FM.
"5th Street Station (Market Frankford Line)". SEPTA.

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