5th Street/Independence Hall station
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Philadelphia}}
{{Other uses|5th Street station (disambiguation){{!}}5th Street station}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = {{SEPTA Metro infobox header|L|5th St/Independence Hall}}
| style = SEPTA Metro
| image = 5th Street-Independence Hall Post Renovation August 2024.jpg
| image_caption = 5th Street/Independence Hall station platform
| address = 5th and Market Streets
| borough = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|39.9505|-75.1488|region:US-PA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| owned = City of Philadelphia
| operator = {{ric|SEPTA}} SEPTA
| platform = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} SEPTA City Bus: {{SEPTA bus link|17}}, {{SEPTA bus link|33}}, {{SEPTA bus link|38}}, {{SEPTA bus link|44}}, {{SEPTA bus link|48}}
| structure = Underground
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible = Yes
| opened = {{Start date|1908|08|03}}
| former = 5th Street (1908–2016)
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA Metro|line=L1 adj|left=8th–Market|right=2nd Street}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|SEPTA Metro|L}}|zoom=15 }}
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5th Street/Independence Hall station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the intersection of 5th and Market Streets, served by SEPTA Metro L trains. The station serves multiple notable Philadelphia landmarks, including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the National Constitution Center, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Philadelphia Bourse.[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/112434 philadelphiabuildings.org]
The station originally opened as 5th Street station and was renamed by SEPTA on June 29, 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/06/29/septa-rename-5th-street-station/ |title=SEPTA to Rename 5th Street Station |last=Brey |first=Jared |work=Philadelphia Magazine |date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/septa-renames-5th-street-station-after-history-not-corporate-interests/ |title=SEPTA renames 5th Street Station after history, not corporate branding |last=Hickey |first=Brian |date=June 30, 2016 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=June 1, 2020}}
The station is also served by numerous SEPTA bus routes, the {{SEPTA bus link|17|33|38|44}}, and 48.
History
File:5th Street station MFL.jpg
The station opened August 3, 1908 as part of the first extension of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's Market Street Subway.{{Cox-Upper Darby|page=16}}{{cite web |url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/subways-and-elevated-lines |title=Subways and Elevated Lines |last=Hepp |first=John |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |date=2013}} The line had originally opened a year earlier between 69th Street and 15th Street station.
The station was expanded in the 1950s along with the creation of the Independence Mall, and was last rehabilitated in 1974 in preparation for the United States Bicentennial. Elevators were installed in 2010, making the station accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.{{cite web |url=https://www.burns-group.com/project/septa-5th-street-station-rehabilitation/ |title=SEPTA, 5th Street Station Rehabilitation |publisher=Burns Engineering |access-date=June 1, 2020}}
In July 2016, the city approved designs to rehabilitate the station, including new signage and lighting, rebuilt staircases and headhouses, as well as new artwork.{{cite news |url=https://whyy.org/articles/art-commission-approves-rehab-of-5th-street-el-station-denies-digital-displays-at-septa-entrances |title=Art Commission approves rehab of 5th Street El station, denies digital displays at SEPTA entrances |last=Hahn |first=Ashley |date=July 13, 2016 |work=PlanPhilly |access-date=June 1, 2020}} The project began fall 2018 and it is scheduled for completion in fall 2020, coming in at an estimated total cost of $19.5 million. During the construction project, trains were bypassing the station.{{cite web |url=https://www.septa.org/rebuilding/station/5th-st.html |title=5th Street Station (Market Frankford Line) |publisher=SEPTA |access-date=June 1, 2020}}
Station layout
The station has two side platforms with separate fare control on either side. 5th Street is the only station on the line in Center City that does not have a mezzanine crossover between the two platforms.
Image gallery
File:5th Street Station septa.jpg|5th Street entrance
File:mfl5thst-elevator.jpg|5th Street elevator
File:5th Street (SEPTA station) and the old KYW (AM)-KYW-TV building.jpg|The now-demolished KYW AM Radio & TV building, with a subway entrance hidden in the foreground.
References
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External links
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{{SEPTA links}}
- [http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=53128 5th Street-Independence Station images (World-NYCSubway.org)]
- [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.950428,-75.148941&spn=0.00389,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.950347,-75.148964&panoid=AN7GYuMt2yA36RKAIuN9tQ&cbp=12,246.03,,0,5.49 5th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
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Category:1908 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Market Street (Philadelphia)
Category:Railway stations in Philadelphia
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908
Category:Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania