49th Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

49th Street
SEPTA regional rail
Entrance to the 49th Street Station
Location	49th Street & Chester Avenue Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651Coordinates: 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Trolley Route 13 at 49th Street SEPTA City Bus: 64
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
Electrified	1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Angora toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line University City toward Temple University

49th Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 1104 South 49th Street in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, and serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 62 boardings and 52 alightings on an average weekday.

The station is a sheltered shed that sits on one platform; the other platform has a ramp to the Chester Avenue bridge. The station is handicapped-accessible. Chester Avenue carries the SEPTA Route 13 trolley, which is part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system. The trolleys use an alternate track embedded in 49th Street when the tunnels are closed.

The Media/Elwyn line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852-53. There has been a station at this location since at least 1886, when the line was owned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.