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SEPTA announced it will temporarily close the Somerset Station on the Market-Frankford Line in Kensington for repairs, and to develop a strategy for enhancing safety and security.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) SEPTA will temporarily shut down one stop on the Market-Frankford Line Sunday, March 21 citing safety issues there.
The Somerset Station at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, East Somerset Street, and D Street will be closed for cleaning and elevator repairs that could take weeks. Honestly I would never take a child on this stop, said Rickeem McNeil, who said he rides the line every day.
Vulnerable populations often congregate at the entrance to the station and riders have to contend with used needles littering the steps up to the platform. I need the train. I need the train. I don t have a car. I have a bus pass, said Tamika Bell, who starts her commute at Somerset.
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People congregate at Somerset Street and Kensington Avenue on April 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
SEPTA will temporarily close the Market-Frankford Line’s Somerset station on Sunday to repair two elevators.
“Urine and needles destroyed the mechanics,” SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said.
The Kensington station has long been a gathering spot for unhoused people and drug use and it has worsened in recent months, she said.
“We’ve been meeting with employees to discuss their concerns,” Richards said. “It’s very important that we provide a safe environment for them to come to work every day as well as a safe environment for our customers.”
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