Tasker–Morris station

Tasker–Morris is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line.[2] It is located at 1600 South Broad Street in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves only local trains. The station is named for the nearby Tasker Street to the north and Morris Street to the south. In between the two streets is a customer service office for the Philadelphia Gas Works.

Tasker–Morris
General information
Location1600 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates39.930308°N 75.168226°W / 39.930308; -75.168226
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 4, 29
Construction
Disabled accessNo, accessibility planned[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 18, 1938
ElectrifiedThird rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Snyder
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line Ellsworth–Federal
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Location
Tasker–Morris
Location within Philadelphia

The streets Tasker and Morris were named after Thomas P. Tasker and Henry and Stephen Morris, the two families that founded the companies Morris, Tasker & Morris, and later the Pascal Iron Works, which occupied a site on Fifth Street between the two streets that would later take their name.[3]

The song "Tasker-Morris Station" by The Menzingers is about the station. The song "Wedding Singer" by Modern Baseball also references the station.

Nearby Shopping

Tasker-Morris is the closest SEPTA metro station to Pier70 which contains Walmart, Home Depot and other large box retail. The SEPTA 7 bus directly services Pier 70 from Market Street.

Station layout

There are four street entrances to the station, two at Broad and Tasker streets, as well as two at Broad and Morris streets.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare control
P
Platform level		 Southbound ←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Snyder)
Island platform 
Northbound →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock T.C. (Ellsworth–Federal) →
  • The mezzanine level of Tasker-Morris station, facing Morris Street.
  • Station entrance

References
  1. "SEPTA Planning" (PDF).
  2. "Official web page".
  3. The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Steel pipe, like cheese steaks, traces its American roots to South Philadelphia" Posted February 24, 2017


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