Chinatown station (SEPTA)

Chinatown
Chinatown
	Chinatown station platforms
General information
Location	8th and Race Streets; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′18″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9550°N 75.1527°W
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 47, 47m, 61; NJ Transit Bus: 317, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 551;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No, planned
History
Opened	December 21, 1932
Services
Former services
Future services (2024)
Location
Location

Chinatown station is an underground SEPTA subway station in Philadelphia. It is located on the Broad Street Line's Broad-Ridge Spur, and is located at the eastern edge of Philadelphia's Chinatown at 8th and Race Streets. Corresponding to the signage in the Chinatown neighborhood, the station name signs are written in Chinese in addition to English.

The station is adjacent to the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and the former Philadelphia Police Headquarters. Franklin Square and its abandoned PATCO station, which is scheduled to be reopened in 2024, are located a block east of the station.

North of the station, the subway runs underneath Ridge Avenue past the abandoned Spring Garden station, to the Fairmount station, after which it joins with the main tracks of the Broad Street subway. South of the station, the subway tracks run along 8th Street, parallel to the PATCO Speedline for two blocks, until the Broad–Ridge Spur approaches its terminus at the 8th Street station, located at 8th and Market Streets.^[2]

History

The station opened in 1932 as part of the Ridge–8th Street Subway. The station at the time was originally called Vine.^[2] Trains originally operated from Market Street to Girard.