City Hall station (PATCO)

City Hall
City Hall station platform in April 2015
General information
Location	5th Street and Market Streets Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°56′45″N 75°07′16″W / 39.9459°N 75.1211°W / 39.9459; -75.1211
Owned by	Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NJ Transit Bus: 452, 453
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Under construction
History
Opened	June 7, 1936
Rebuilt	December 28, 1968–January 4, 1969
Services
Preceding station DRPA Following station 8th & Market toward 15–16th & Locust PATCO Speedline Broadway toward Lindenwold
Future services
Preceding station DRPA Following station Franklin Square toward 15–16th & Locust PATCO Speedline (2024) Broadway toward Lindenwold
Location

City Hall station is an underground rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located in Camden, New Jersey, one block from Camden City Hall, after which the station is named, at North 5th and Market Streets. Opened on June 7, 1936, the station is the first eastbound and final westbound station in New Jersey, located just east of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge which carries trains over the Delaware River.

The station was opened on June 7, 1936, along with 8th & Market and Franklin Square in Philadelphia and Broadway in Camden, as part of Philadelphia Rapid Transit's Bridge Line service. The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968, for conversion into the PATCO Speedline.^[1] The section between Lindenwold and City Hall opened on January 4, 1969, followed a few weeks later by the section between City Hall and Philadelphia on February 14.^[2][3]

City Hall station is among PATCO's least utilized stops. The station was built with corridors to both Arch Street and Cooper Street, with separate entrances on the north and south corners of Cooper and 5th Street. Due to the low passenger levels at this station, both corridors are closed.^[4] Two stairways are visible at the northeast and southwest corners of Market and 5th Street. Only the southwest is in use for passenger access, as the northeast stairway is marked for emergency use only.

PATCO plans to make the station accessible to people with disabilities, adding an elevator between the platform and the mezzanine, and a new entrance with an elevator at Roosevelt Park, across 5th Street from the current entrance.^[5] The project is expected to be completed in Fall 2022.^[6]

In August 2022, PATCO eliminated 24-hour service at the station, with the station closing daily between midnight and 5 am. PATCO cited low ridership, safety concerns, and the nearby Broadway station as reasons for the closure.^[7]

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Camden City Hall
• Camden County College
• Camden Waterfront
• Rutgers University–Camden
• Rowan University

• City Hall (PATCO)

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