Berks station


Berks station is an elevated rapid transit station on the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line, located at the corner of Front and Berks streets in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is also served by SEPTA bus route 3.

History

Berks is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.
Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the Frankford Elevated. Berks station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station; the project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets ADA accessibility requirements. The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of slab track, allowing the station to remain open throughout the project.
During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Berks was only served by "A" trains. This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.

Station layout

Access to and from the station is via the southwest corner of Berks & Front streets. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to the east side of Front Street.