Berks station explained

Berks
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Market-Frankford
Symbol Location:SEPTA
Symbol:SEPTA
Address:1900 North Front Street
Borough:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9787°N -75.1335°W
Owned:City of Philadelphia
Operator:Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: SEPTA City Bus:
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes
Rebuilt:1997[1]
Other Services Header:Future services (2024)
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15

Berks station is an elevated rapid transit station on the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line, located at the corner of Front and Berks streets in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is also served by SEPTA bus route 3.

History

Berks is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[2] [3]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5mile Frankford Elevated.[4] Berks station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station; the project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets ADA accessibility requirements. The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of slab track, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.[5]

During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Berks was only served by "A" trains . This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.[6] [7]

Station layout

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. Access to and from the station is via the southwest corner of Berks & Front streets. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to the east side of Front Street.

In popular culture

In the film Maximum Risk, the station served as a stand-in for the New York City Subway Brighton Beach Station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frankford Elevated Rapid Rail Line . . June 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: Market-Frankford Subway–Elevated Line . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328134244/http://www.septa.org/inside/history/mfse.html . dead . March 28, 2008 . June 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Subways and Elevated Lines . Hepp . John . Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia . 2013 . June 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: The Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project . Edward L. Woods, Jr. . Thomas A. Nuxoll . . 1999 . June 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Success Under Fire--A Discussion of the SEPTA-Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project (FERP) . American Public Transportation Association . American Public Transportation Association . 1996 . . June 8, 2020.
  6. News: SEPTA service changes mark end of skip-stop service on Market-Frankford Line . PhillyVoice . February 24, 2020 . Ralph . Pat . June 2, 2020.
  7. SEPTA to Improve Market-Frankford Line Service Levels . . February 13, 2020 . June 2, 2020.