8th Street station (Philadelphia)

8th Street / 8th & Market
General information
Location	8th and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°57′07″N 75°09′24″W / 39.952076°N 75.156612°W / 39.952076; -75.156612
Owned by	SEPTA, lower level leased to PATCO
Platforms	3 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	5
Connections	Regional Rail (at Jefferson) SEPTA City Bus: 17, 33, 38, 44, 47, 47m, 61, 62 NJ Transit Bus: 313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 417, 551, 555
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 3, 1908 (August 3, 1908)[1][2]
Previous names	Market Street (Broad–Ridge)
Key dates
1932	Lower level opened
1968	Broad Ridge platform added
2009	Station renovated for accessibility
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station 11th Street toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line 5th Street/​Independence Hall toward Frankford T.C. Terminus Broad–Ridge Spur Chinatown toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C. Preceding station DRPA Following station 9–10th & Locust toward 15–16th & Locust PATCO Speedline City Hall toward Lindenwold
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station 11th Street toward 69th Street 5th Street/​Independence Hall toward Frankford Terminus Chinatown toward Fern Rock Preceding station DRPA Following station 9–10th & Locust toward 15–16th & Locust PATCO Speedline Franklin Square toward Lindenwold
Location

8th Street station is a subway station complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of 8th Street and Market Street in Center City. It is served by SEPTA's Market–Frankford and Broad–Ridge Spur lines, as well as the PATCO Speedline (signed by SEPTA as the "Lindenwold Line"). The entire complex is owned by SEPTA, while the PATCO areas are leased by the Delaware River Port Authority, which operates that line. 8th Street is the only station in Philadelphia where these three subway lines interchange.

The complex consists of three stations, 8th Street on the Market–Frankford Line, 8th & Market on the Broad–Ridge Spur, also signed as "8th Street", and 8th & Market on the PATCO Speedline. The complex consists of three underground levels, a mezzanine crossing the Market–Frankford tracks on the upper level, Market–Frankford trains running east–west and Broad–Ridge trains running north on the middle level, and PATCO running north–south on the lower level. Each platform has its own entrances/exits and fare control, but are connected via a mezzanine.

For decades the corner of 8th and Market was a retail hub for the city, with major department stores Strawbridge's, Gimbels and Lit Brothers all located at the intersection and all containing direct access to the subway station. This underground connection now serves the Fashion District Philadelphia shopping mall, which provides indirect access to SEPTA Regional Rail lines at Jefferson Station, as well as the Broad Street Line via the Downtown Link concourse.^[3]