Structure type Underground Previous names Vine Station Tracks 2 | Electrified Third rail (600 volts) Opened 21 December 1932 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Eighth and Race StreetsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Similar Fairmount station, Fern Rock Transportation Center, AT&T Station, 8th Street station, Susquehanna–Dauphin station | ||
Chinatown is a SEPTA subway station in Philadelphia. It is located on the Broad Street Line's Broad-Ridge Spur. The station opened on December 21, 1932, 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 Philadelphia Police Headquarters. Franklin Square and its abandoned PATCO station 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.