Jefferson Station (SEPTA)

Jefferson Station is a SEPTA station in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its official SEPTA address is 12th and Filbert streets.[1] Of the three Center City stations on the SEPTA system, Jefferson Station is located the farthest east. It is part of the Center City Commuter Connection. Opened in November 1984, the station replaced the Reading Terminal, which had closed on November 6, 1984.[2] Jefferson Station cost $75 million to build,[3] and is owned and maintained by SEPTA. The station used to be called Market East Station but the name changed to Jefferson Station on September 4, 2014 after Thomas Jefferson University Hospital paid $4 million to have the station named for them.[4]

Jefferson Station
SEPTA Regional Rail station
11th Street entrance to Jefferson Station.
General information
Location	12th and Filbert Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.952076°N 75.156612°W / 39.952076; -75.156612
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Market–Frankford Line at 11th St. and 8th St.   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur at 8th St.   PATCO Speedline at 8th & Market Sts. SEPTA City Bus: 9, 17, 23, 33, 38, 44, 47, 47M, 48, 61, 62, 78 NJT Bus: 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 417 At Greyhound Terminal: NJT Bus: 313, 315, 316, 317, 318, 551 Greyhound Lines Bieber Transportation Group Trailways Transportation System (Capitol Trailways, Fullington Trailways, Martz Trailways) Peter Pan Bus Lines Chinatown bus lines
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	November 1984
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Market East Station (1984-2014) replaced Reading Terminal in 1984
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Suburban Station via Center City Commuter Connection toward Airport Terminals Airport Line Temple University Terminus Suburban Station toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line Suburban Station toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn 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 Manayunk/Norristown Line Temple University toward Elm Street, Norristown Suburban Station toward University City Warminster Line Temple University toward Warminster West Trenton Line Temple University toward West Trenton

The station is 120 feet (37 m) wide and two blocks long. The tracks are 35 feet (11 m) below the street.[5]