Arrott Transit Center

Arrott Transit Center is an elevated rapid transit station and bus station serving SEPTA Metro L trains and SEPTA City Bus routes. It is located at the intersection of Frankford Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Arrott Street, Paul Street, and Margaret Street in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3] The terminal was originally known by two separate names, Margaret–Orthodox station for the Market–Frankford Line and Arrott Bus Terminal for bus routes.

Arrott Transit Center
General information
Location	4700 North Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′58″N 75°05′03″W
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 3, 5, 41, 59, 75, 89, K
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922 (1922-11-05)[1]
Rebuilt	2018[2]
Previous names	Margaret–Orthodox (1922–2014) Arrott Transportation Center (2014–2025)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Church toward 69th Street Transit Center Frankford Transit Center Terminus
Location

SEPTA bus and trackless trolley service include routes 3 (33rd Street./ Cecil B Moore Avenue.-Frankford T.C), 5 (Front St./Market St.-Frankford T.C.), 41 (Wissahickon Ave./Chelten Ave-Bridesburg), 59 (Arrott T.C.-Castor Ave./Bustleton Ave.), 75 Arrott T.C.-Wayne Junction, 89 (Front St./Dauphin St.), and K East Falls-Arrott T.C.^[4]

History

Front close-up of Philadelphia Transportation Company trolleybus 310 emerging from Arrott Transit Center in 1967.

Arrott Transit Center is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922, as Margaret–Orthodox–Arrott station.^[1][5][6][7]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated line adjacent the station.^[7] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck.^[8] Unlike other non-terminal stations on the Frankford El, this station was not immediately reconstructed.

From winter 2016 to winter 2018, SEPTA rebuilt the station platforms, stairways, roof canopies, and lighting at a cost of $39.86 million. Elevators and tactile warning strips were also installed, bringing the station to ADA accessibility requirements.^[2][9] During this project, the station was renamed from Margaret–Orthodox to Arrott Transportation Center. It was initially proposed to cost $20 million and be completed from 2011 to 2013.^[10]

Station layout

Route K at the bus terminal

The Market–Frankford station entrance is at the west side of the five-way intersection, located between Arrott Street and Oxford Avenue. There is another staircase directly serving the bus berths located on Arrott Street between Frankford Avenue and Griscom Street. The eastbound Market–Frankford platform has two exit-only staircases from the eastbound platform, serving the southeast corners of Overington Street and Frankford Avenue and Margaret Street and Frankford.