Eighty million for three stops

The Federal Transit Administration is sending $80 million to SEPTA for accessibility work at three Center City trolley stations.

Which stations get fixed

22nd Street, 33rd Street and 36th Street are the three stops in line for upgrades.

Elevators and raised platforms

The work covers raised platforms, new wayfinding tools, and elevators running from street level down to the underground boarding areas.

Stairs only since 1955

All three stations opened in 1955 and have never had anything but stairs to reach the platforms.

Shovels in 2027

Construction starts between 2027 and 2028 and wraps by 2030, according to SEPTA media relations chief Andrew Busch.

SEPTA frames it as mission

Board Chair Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. tied the projects directly to the agency's core promise to riders.

“Station accessibility projects like those this grant will fund are critically important to that effort.”

The same program closed 11th Street

The All Stations Accessibility Program also paid for the $44 million rebuild of 11th Street on the Market-Frankford Line, which just shut for about a year.

No year-long shutdowns planned

SEPTA says it has no long-term closures scheduled for the trolley stops, and will lean on existing track and wire outages plus temporary shuttle buses.

“We will be able to accelerate work by utilizing things like planned outages for track or overhead wire work in the tunnel”

Part of a bigger pot

The grant is one slice of a $233 million federal investment covering eight projects across five states.