Philadelphia International Airport stations explained

Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Other Name:Airport Terminal A
Airport Terminal B
Airport Terminals C & D
Airport Terminals E & F
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Line:Airport Line
Platform:2 per terminal
1 island platform and 1 side platform
Tracks:2 per terminal
Parking:No
Passengers:400 boardings
486 alightings (Terminal A)
425 boardings
387 alightings (Terminal B)
418 boardings
387 alightings (Terminals C & D)
388 boardings
289 alightings (Terminals E & F)
(weekday average)[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:April 28, 1985
Accessible:Yes (all terminals)
Owned:SEPTA
Zone:4
Connections: Philadelphia International Airport
SEPTA City Bus:
SEPTA Suburban Bus:
Pass Rank:67 of 146 (Terminal A)
60 of 146 (Terminal B)
62 of 146 (Terminals C & D)
69 of 146 (Terminals E & F)
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

The Philadelphia International Airport stations are a group of train stations serving Philadelphia International Airport's six terminals, serviced by SEPTA Regional Rail via the Airport Line.

The stations for Terminal A and Terminal B share platforms on one side of the track. Trains stop at one end for Terminal A and the other end for Terminal B.[2] [3]

Stations

Airport Terminal A

Airport Terminal A station serves Gates A1 - A26.

The Terminal A station is adjacent to Terminal B. Terminal A check-in is only accessible via an uncovered curbside walkway or a circuitous series of walkways. The station entered service in 1990, five years after the rest of the line, when Terminal A opened.

Airport Terminal B

Airport Terminal B station serves Gates B1 - B16.

Airport Terminals C & D

Airport Terminals C & D station serve Gates C17 - C30 and D1 - D16.

Airport Terminals E & F

Airport Terminals E & F station serves Gates E1 - E17 and F1 - F39.

2013 average weekday passenger counts
Terminal A Terminal B Terminals C&D Terminals E&F
Boardings686 561 756 450
Alightings617 592 431 454

Each of the four stations is fully handicapped accessible, and is located next to the baggage claim at each terminal with escalator and elevator access from each terminal's skyway. Trains from the city arrive first at Terminal A, and terminate at Terminals E and F.

Although the airport is located less than 10 miles from the city's central business district, the stations are located in zone 4.

A food court and shopping area exists between Terminals B and C. The Airport Marriott is located adjacent to Terminal B. No parking is available at any of the stations.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf . 2014-08-12.  
  3. Web site: April 6, 2008 . Railroad Division Timetable No. 4 . January 1, 2011 . Federal Railroad Administration . 10, 14 . PDF.