Millbourne station
rail station on the Market-Frankford Line in Millbourne, Pennsylvania
Millbourne station is a rapid transit station on SEPTA 's L, located adjacent east of an intersection between Millbourne Avenue and Wister Drive in Millbourne, Pennsylvania. It is one of two ground-level stops on the L, as well as one of two SEPTA rapid transit stations located outside the Philadelphia city limits. The station lies two blocks north of the line's namesake street.
History
Millbourne station is one of the original Market Street Elevated stations built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; the line opened for service on March 4, 1907 between 69th Street Transit Center and 15th St./City Hall stations.
The station was closed on April 23, 2007 for rehabilitation as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated. The renovated station included new elevators, lighting, and other infrastructure, as well as a new brick station house. Narrow wooden platforms were replaced by concrete platforms complete with ADA-accessible tactile warning strips. The station reopened on June 16, 2008.
During the L's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Millbourne was served by "B" trains, with "A" trains bypassing the station. Following a successful pilot program where all trains made all stops, the skip-stop practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020.
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