19th Street station (SEPTA)

19th Street
Route 11 car arrives at the station bound for City Hall
Location	Nineteenth & Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′12″N 75°10′17″W / 39.953278°N 75.171437°WCoordinates: 39°57′12″N 75°10′17″W / 39.953278°N 75.171437°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4 (2 rapid transit, 2 tram)
History
Opened	1907
Electrified	Overhead lines
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 22nd Street toward 63rd & Malvern SEPTA Trolley Route 10 15th Street toward 13th Street 22nd Street toward Darby SEPTA Trolley Route 11 SEPTA Trolley Route 13 22nd Street toward 61st Street SEPTA Trolley Route 34 22nd Street toward 80th Street-Eastwick SEPTA Trolley Route 36

19th Street station is a subway station in Philadelphia. It is located underneath Market Street in Center City Philadelphia, and serves all routes of the SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines.

Touches of the original 1907 station, such as columns and railings, still remain. The station lies in the heart of Philadelphia's financial district, steps away from the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and two blocks due north from Rittenhouse Square.

Similar to 22nd Street Station, the station has two side platforms with a total of four tracks. Only the two outer tracks serve the station; the two inner tracks are used for the Market-Frankford Line as it travels between 15th Street and 30th Street. Since the station is only served by the trolley lines, there is no fare collection at the station; all fares are paid on board the trolley itself. Turnstiles will be installed in the future as part of the New Payment Technologies project.

External links

• SEPTA - 19th Street SSL Station
• 19th Street Subway-Surface Trolley Line station (The Subway Nut)
• 19th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

A remaining Route 13 PCC Streetcar at the station in August 1980.