36th–Sansom station

36th–Sansom station is a SEPTA Metro trolley station in Philadelphia.^[2] It is located at the intersection of Sansom and 36th streets, and serves Routes T2, T3, T4, and T5 of the T. Trolleys serving this station go eastbound to Center City Philadelphia and westbound to the neighborhoods of Eastwick and Angora, as well as the Delaware County suburbs of Yeadon and Darby.

36th–Sansom
General information
Location	36th and Sansom streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°57′14″N 75°11′41″W
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 21
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No
History
Opened	November 1955 (1955-11)[1]
Previous names	36th Street (1955–2025)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station 37th–Spruce toward 61st–Baltimore/Angora 33rd Street toward 13th Street 37th–Spruce toward Yeadon or Darby Transit Center 37th–Spruce toward Darby Transit Center 37th–Spruce toward 80th Street/Eastwick
Location

The station is located adjacent to the Institute of Contemporary Art^[3] and is two blocks away from the 36th Street Portal station, which serves the T1 trolley.

History

The station was opened in November 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) as part of a larger project to move portions of the elevated Market Street Line and surface trolleys underground.^[1] The original project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets was announced by the PTC's predecessor, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in the 1920s, but was delayed due to the Great Depression and World War II.^[4] The PTC's revised project also included a new tunnel for trolleys underneath the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, continuing from the original western portal at 23rd and Market streets to new portals at 36th and Ludlow streets and 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue.^[4]

Station layout

The station has two low-level side platforms, each capable of platforming two trolleys at a time. Fares are collected on board the trolley cars.