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13th Street station (SEPTA)

1908 establishments in PennsylvaniaRailway stations in PhiladelphiaRailway stations in the United States opened in 1908Railway stations located underground in PennsylvaniaSEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations
13th Street trolley 1
13th Street trolley 1

13th Street station is a SEPTA subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located under Market Street between 13th and Juniper Streets in Center City. The station serves the Market–Frankford Line and as the eastern terminal station for all five routes of the subway–surface trolley lines. 13th Street is located on the east side of City Hall and Penn Square and is connected to the Downtown Link concourse, a collection of underground passageways serving multiple stations on the Market–Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, PATCO Speedline, and Regional Rail lines. The station is also served by bus routes operated by SEPTA's City Transit Division and Suburban Division, as well as NJ Transit Bus routes. The subway–surface platform was known as Juniper Street until 2011. The station is signed as 13th/Juniper Streets on historical system maps.

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13th Street station (SEPTA)
Market Street, Philadelphia Center City

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N 39.951944444444 ° E -75.161388888889 °
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1234 Market

Market Street 1234
19107 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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