Kensington–Allegheny station
Rapid transit station in Philadelphia
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Kensington–Allegheny station is a rapid transit station served by SEPTA Metro L trains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues (known as "K&A") and H Street in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia.[3] The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3, 60, and 89.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SEPTA Kensington–Allegheny | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3200 Kensington Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°59′47″N 75°06′49″W | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| Operator | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 3, 60, 89 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 5, 1922[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1997[2] | ||||||||||
| Former names | Allegheny (1922–2025) | ||||||||||
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History
Kensington–Allegheny is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.[1][4][5][6]
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.[6] Allegheny station, as it was then known, was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station; the project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets accessibility requirements.[6] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.[7]
In 2019, the Philadelphia Weekly magazine called the intersection "one of the most notorious drug corners" of the city; a controversial plan to build a supervised injection site near the station on Hilton Street was announced in March of that year.[8]
Station layout
Access to the station is via the southwest corner of Allegheny and Kensington avenues. There is also an eastbound platform exit-only stair to the northeast corner of the intersection.
