Franklin Square PATCO Station Set To Reopen Since 1979
It has been 46 years since the Franklin Square PATCO station has ran. On April 3, the PATCO station has reopened and started taking passengers again.
The project cost a total of $29.3 million to make renovations. Cherelle Parker went to the station this afternoon to cut the ribbon and announce the reopening. PATCO General Manager, John Rink, told 6 ABC; “After 46 years, it’s finally open. Our job is to connect people, and we’re going to be able to reconnect people to everything thats been built around this station since 1979.”
The station is located near 7th and Race street and took its first ever passenger back in 1936. The design of the renovations are a combination of modern while retaining historical elements. Franklin Square station was granted federal funds for the project back in 2019.
The PATCO is set up to improve connectivity between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, New Jersey. The station also provides a connection between Franklin Square and Rittenhouse Square. John also told 6 ABC “We’re very close to using the station to access the Constitution Center, along with the Independence Park Visitor Center, and we’re a block or two away from Chinatown.”
The train took its first route at 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon and went both east and west bound.
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