Jefferson Station (SEPTA)

Jefferson Station (formerly named Market East Station) is an underground SEPTA Regional Rail station located on Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the easternmost of the three Center City stations of the SEPTA Regional Rail system and is part of the Center City Commuter Connection, which connects the former Penn Central commuter lines with the former Reading Company commuter lines. In 2014, the station saw approximately 26,000 passengers every weekday.

Jefferson Station
Jefferson Station platforms as viewed from the concourse level
General information
LocationMarket Street between 10th and 12th Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′09″N 75°09′29″W
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line (Center City Commuter Connection)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • MFL (at 11th St/8th St)
  • BRS (at 8th & Market)
  • PATCO (at 8th & Market)
  • SEPTA City Bus: 17, 23, 33, 38, 44, 47, 47m, 48, 61, 62, 78
  • NJ Transit Bus: 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 417, 551, 555
Construction
Bicycle facilities22 rack spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code90006
Fare zoneCC
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1984 (1984-11-10)
Previous namesMarket East (1984–2014)
Passengers
201712,122 boardings, 12,122 alightings (weekday average)
Rank2 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Suburban Station
toward Airport
 Airport Line Temple University
toward Glenside
Suburban Station
toward Chestnut Hill West
 Chestnut Hill West Line Temple University
Terminus
Suburban Station
toward Wawa
 Media/Wawa Line
Suburban Station
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line
Suburban Station
toward Trenton
 Trenton Line
Suburban Station
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line
Suburban Station
toward 30th Street Station
 Chestnut Hill East Line Temple University
toward Chestnut Hill East
Fox Chase Line Temple University
toward Fox Chase
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Temple University
toward Doylestown
Suburban Station
toward Penn Medicine
 Manayunk/​Norristown Line Temple University
toward Norristown–Elm Street
Warminster Line Temple University
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Temple University
toward West Trenton

Jefferson Health, whose Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a few blocks away, purchased the naming rights to the station in September 2014. The health system's logo, a silhouette of the former president, appears alongside the station's name in most locations.

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