12–13th & Locust station explained

12–13th & Locust
Style:	PATCO
Address:	12th and Locust Streets
Borough:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates:	39.9477°N -75.1607°W
Owned:	City of Philadelphia
Operator:	Delaware River Port Authority
Platform:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Bicycle:	Racks
Accessible:	No, accessibility upgrades underway
Opened:	^[1] ^[2]
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail-metro Zoom: 15

12–13th & Locust station is a PATCO Speedline subway station at 12th and Locust Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of the Center City Philadelphia. The station has a single island platform with a fare mezzanine above. The mezzanine level connects to the Center City Pedestrian Concourse, which connects subway and regional rail stations in the Center City area.

Construction work to make the station accessible, including street to mezzanine and mezzanine to platform elevators, began in October 2020.^[3]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Mere 150 Miles of Cable Stalls Locust Subway Start . Philadelphia Inquirer . January 5, 1953 . 19 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Beginning Sunday, February 15: New Highspeed Rail Service to and through Central Philadelphia via Bridge Line and Locust St. Subway (advertisement) . February 13, 1953 . Philadelphia Transportation Company . Courier-Post . 19 . Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Elevator Construction at 12th/13th & Locust Station Begins on Street Level . October 1, 2020 . Port Authority Transit Corporation.