After being closed for over 40 years, Franklin Square PATCO station ramps up construction

The train station beneath Franklin Square park has been closed since 1979. A $29.3 million renovation wakes it up to a new neighborhood.

The $30 million project at 7th and Race streets has steadily worked towards resurrecting the “ghost station,” and will include ADA accessibility features.

PATCO received a $12.6 million federal grant to reopen an abandoned station beneath Franklin Square. It was last open in 1979.