Commuter Alert: Market-Frankford Line Interrupted for Medical Emergency
[UPDATE] The Daily News reports that the struck worker is in stable condition.
“A veteran SEPTA electrical worker is recovering tonight after a close call on the subway tracks in Center City, according to officials.
The worker, 52, is being held overnight at Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was taken in critical condition earlier today after getting clipped by a Market-Frankford El train, according to a law-enforcement source.”
[UPDATE] CBS3 reports: “Train service has resumed on the westbound portion of the Market-Frankford Line after a SEPTA employee was struck by a train. … SEPTA officials say the male employee was hit by a train traveling eastbound near 22nd and Market Streets.”
According to SEPTA, service has resumed with trains single-tracking on the westbound side, and passengers traveling between 15th and 30th Street should board from the westbound platform.
Market Frankford Line: Single tracking on westbound side between 15th & 30th. All others stations have resumed normal service. ^NV
— SEPTA_SOCIAL (@SEPTA_SOCIAL) August 11, 2014
Expect residual delays.
[ORIGINAL] SEPTA reports that the Market-Frankford Line is currently shut down due to police activity around a medical emergency, and that shuttle buses are being provided for east- and west-bound travel between 5th and 40th streets.
MFL: Passengers traveling btwn 40th and 5th Street shuttle buses are being provided east and westbound due to police activity.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) August 11, 2014
@hey__nikki Medical Emergency on the line. ^NV
— SEPTA_SOCIAL (@SEPTA_SOCIAL) August 11, 2014
Reports on Twitter suggest that the police activity is related to a person being struck in a tunnel:
>@SEPTA is offering shuttle bus service between 5th and 40th because of person struck in train tunnel
— Robert Moran (@RobertMoran215) August 11, 2014
Officials say the person was struck by an eastbound El train at the SEPTA station on 22nd and Market streets. Officials have not yet revealed the victim’s condition.
Which is understandably causing chaos for the evening commute:
Nothing unites Philadelphia more than @SEPTA stranding hundred at 15th and Market. pic.twitter.com/tCP3kADKgX
— Sean Donnelly (@_SeanDonnelly) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/RealAlexAlicea/status/498934253405888513
Ughhhhhh @SEPTA #septa pic.twitter.com/JkNzsGGX7o
— culby77 (@culby77) August 11, 2014
Hey guys starting a live-tweet session titled #WillSeanGetHome courtesy of our sponsor, @SEPTA pic.twitter.com/NLDbVI4TLb
— Sean Donnelly (@_SeanDonnelly) August 11, 2014
Follow @SEPTA , @SEPTA_MFL and @SEPTA_SOCIAL for updates and instructions.
