Tasker–Morris station

Tasker–Morris station is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line.^[2] It is located at 1600 South Broad Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves only local trains. The station is named for the nearby Tasker Street to the north and Morris Street to the south. In between the two streets is a customer service office for the Philadelphia Gas Works.

Tasker–Morris
Tasker–Morris station platform
General information
Location	1600 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.930308°N 75.168226°W / 39.930308; -75.168226
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 4, 29
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No, planned[1]
History
Opened	September 18, 1938
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Snyder toward NRG Broad Street Line Ellsworth–Federal toward Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Snyder toward NRG Ellsworth–Federal toward Fern Rock (special events) does not stop here
Location

The streets Tasker and Morris were named after Thomas P. Tasker and Henry and Stephen Morris, the two families that founded the companies Morris, Tasker & Morris, and later the Pascal Iron Works, which occupied a site on Fifth Street between the two streets that would later take their name.^[3]

The song "Tasker-Morris Station" by The Menzingers is about the station. The song "Wedding Singer" by Modern Baseball also references the station.

Station layout

There are four street entrances to the station, two at Broad and Tasker streets, as well as two at Broad and Morris streets.

Gallery

• 
  The mezzanine level of Tasker-Morris station, facing Morris Street.
• 
  Station entrance

References

1. "Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Budget" (PDF). SEPTA. June 25, 2020. p. 64. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
2. "Official web page".
3. The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Steel pipe, like cheese steaks, traces its American roots to South Philadelphia" Posted February 24, 2017

External links

• SEPTA – Tasker–Morris station