# SEPTA lands $80M to fix three trolley stops

> Three Center City trolley stations built in 1955 finally get elevators, and the money is already in hand.
- Title: SEPTA lands $80M to fix three trolley stops · PhillyVoice
- Summary: Three Center City trolley stations built in 1955 finally get elevators, and the money is already in hand. An $80 million federal grant will add elevators and…
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- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/septa-accessibility-upgrades-trolley-stations-federal-grant
- Published: 2026-09-14T16:32:06.466+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

An $80 million federal grant will add elevators and raised platforms at 22nd, 33rd and 36th Street trolley stations, with work done by 2030.