Traffic & Transit

SEPTA To Reopen Somerset Station Monday As Official Raises Alarm About Conditions Along Market-Frankford Line

"We're not a third-world country and we shouldn't have people living all over the street," City Councilmember Mark Squilla said.

April 5, 2021

SEPTA says it will reopen the Somerset Station on the Market-Frankford Line this coming Monday after it closed for two weeks for repairs and a safety review. CBS3 cameras captured what it’s really like on the streets there and why we all need to care about what’s happening in Kensington.

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“We’re not a third-world country and we shouldn’t have people living all over the street,” City Councilmember Mark Squilla said.

Squilla, whose district includes part of Kensington, had harsh words for the Kenney Administration about conditions along the Market-Frankford El as SEPTA announced the reopening of its Somerset Station.

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