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Station Review #177: 5th Street/Independence Hall (SEPTA)

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5th Street-Independence Hall is a station on SEPTA's L line. The station is located at Market Street and 5th Street in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.  History The station was originally built in 1908 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as part of an extension to the Market Street line to Front Street and Chestnut Street. The station was remodeled multiple times, first in the 1950s, then in 1976. Elevators were added sometime around 2010. In 2018, the station was remodeled, and its walls were covered in murals.  Tour The station head-house. 5th Street-Independence Hall is a beautiful station. From everything you can see of it, one can easily tell a  lot  of work went into the station.  Elevator tower New signage. All of the signage at this station has been replaced recently, as have most stations on the L.  Tunnel. Most other L and B stations don't have painted tunnels like this.  Stairs. ...
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Station Review #176: 12th-13th and Locust (PATCO)

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12th-13th and Locust is a station on the PATCO Speedline. The station is located on Locust Street, between 12th and 13th Streets in the Gayborhood neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA.  History 12th-13th was originally a station planned for the Philadelphia Subway Loop. This would have been something comparable to Chicago's L loop, albeit completely underground. This wouldve been a loop that went along 8th, Locust, 16th, and Arch, and would've connected to a line that went up Ridge Avenue and Henry Avenue into Roxborough. Most of this never happened. What did happen though was the section of the ridge subway between Broad Street and 8th Street, and part of the loop.  The tunnels were dug out for the sections of the loop along Locust, 8th, and Arch, but after the 8th street segment north of Market got used for both the Broad-Ridge Spur and the Bridge Line, the rest of the loop tunnels stayed abandoned. Work resumed on the section of the loop between 8th and ...
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Station Review #174: King of Prussia Transit Center (SEPTA)

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King of Prussia Transit Center is a small bus station located in the parking lot of King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, PA.  History King of Prussia Mall used to have a transit center named Plaza Transportation Center . In 2025, the section of the mall where Plaza Transportation Center was in was sectioned off for construction, and a new transit center had to be made. King of Prussia Transit Center is that new transit center.   Services These SEPTA buses stop at King of Prussia Transit Center:  • 92 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Paoli and West Chester Transportation Center • 99 -  Oaks and Phoenixville t o Norristown Transportation Center • 123 - King of Prussia Transit Center to 69th Street Transportation Center • 124 - Chesterbrook to Gulph Mills and Center City • 125 -  Moore Park and Valley Forge t o Gulph Mills and Center City • 139 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Limerick Post-New Bus Network changes ...
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Station Review #173: Windsor Locks (Amtrak/ctTransit)

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Windsor Locks is a station along the New Haven-Springfield line, a line that has services ran on it by Amtrak and ctTransit.  History The first Windso r Locks station was opened in 1839 as part of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad.  The station was rebuilt in 1875, and the old station building still remains. In the 1970s, the entire Springfield line was bought out by Amtrak. The station was rebuilt by Amtrak in 1981 in its current site.    A new station is being built close to the original station, and it's expected to solve most of the problems this station has.      Services    These services run to Windsor Locks: Hartford Line:  This is a commuter rail service ran by ctRail and Amtrak between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, MA. 7 round trips a day run on this service, with some being Amtrak trains and some being ctRail trains Northeast Regional (Springfield Branch):  About two or so round trips a day of the no...
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