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Frankford and Delaware Avenue station, also known as the Northern Liberties Loop and soon to be known as Frankford–Delaware station,[1] is a SEPTA Route 15 trolley station in Philadelphia, United States, located in the Port Richmond neighborhood. The station serves the area surrounding Rivers Casino Philadelphia.
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Location | Frankford and Delaware Avenues Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°57′52″N 75°08′04″W / 39.964565°N 75.134376°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | sidewalk platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 25, 43 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Overhead lines | ||||||||||
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The loop opened in 2012 to serve SEPTA Route 15 trolleys. In that same year, Route 15 was redirected to this loop, due to the reconstruction of Interstate 95 (I-95) near Richmond Street. The I-95 reconstruction project caused the trolleys to be redirected to Frankord and Delaware Avenue station, while service to the Richmond-Westmoreland Streets Loop was replaced with buses.[2] From 2020 until 2024, the whole of SEPTA Route 15 ran with buses, due to the SEPTA PCC IIs needing refurbishment.[3] However, on June 16, 2024, eight newly-refurbished SEPTA PCC III cars, alongside buses, returned to service on the whole of Route 15.[4]
Gallery
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The Northern Liberties Loop
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Rivers Casino Philadelphia is visible from the Frankford and Delaware Avenue station
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Close up of the trolley station
References
edit- ^ "Network Map - SEPTA Metro" (PDF). SEPTA. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "SEPTA Route 15 Trolley Detour in Fishtown, Port Richmond". 95revive.com. PennDOT District 6. January 2016. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "SEPTA taking Girard Ave. trolley off the rails; 78 percent of fleet can't pass inspection". January 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Myers, Michelle (16 June 2024). "'The Tesla of trolleys': Behold the return of SEPTA's cream-and-green 1947 trolleys". www.inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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