Dilworth
Dilworth Park · City Hall west plaza
A short trip west on Market Street. The plaza is paved. Events and security lines can change your route.
Better for Dilworth Park · outdoor plaza
13th St
Planned for wheelchair riders
Market-Frankford Line stop near City Hall. The elevators take you up to the street, then it’s a short trip outside to Dilworth Park and City Hall. (15th St/City Hall station itself is not marked wheelchair-accessible.)
Written for riders who need an accessible station near City Hall.
- Market-Frankford
Station 2455
- Elevators
- 2 · Street ↔ platform
- Escalators
- Check agency status
- After the elevator
- Market Street · City Hall route
Why this stop exists for City Hall
13th Street · the way to Dilworth Park and City Hall
An accessible Market-Frankford Line stop, for when 15th St/City Hall station won’t work for a wheelchair.
Disability & mobility
Accessible station. Then a trip outside to City Hall.
13th Street is marked wheelchair-accessible. 15th St/City Hall is not. So if you use a wheelchair, this is the practical Market-Frankford Line stop for Dilworth Park and the sidewalks around City Hall.
Hall
City Hall · outside and courtyard entrances
Same area, but toward the building entrances. Access inside City Hall is handled separately by the city. The train only gets you to the sidewalk.
City accessibility memo for Philadelphia City Hall
Better for the outside of City Hall
Near City Hall, not every station is accessible. If you use a wheelchair, 13th Street is the stop for Dilworth Park.
If the 13th Street elevators are out, check our live map. Don’t count on 15th St/City Hall as a backup; that station is not marked wheelchair-accessible. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) status: septa.org.
On the ground
What the trip actually feels like
Three steps: the elevator, Market Street, Dilworth Park.
01
Use 13th Street, not 15th St/City Hall
15th St/City Hall station is not marked wheelchair-accessible. Check the 13th Street elevators instead.
02
A short trip west
Dilworth Park and the City Hall sidewalks are close once you’re out of the station.
03
Building access is separate
Access inside City Hall is not part of the transit system.
Why this stop feels like this
The accessible stop when City Hall station is not
- LineMarket-Frankford Line in Center City
- 15th15th St/City Hall: not wheelchair-accessible
- 13thThe accessible alternative
- TodayElevator, then Dilworth Park
13th Street is the practical wheelchair-accessible stop for City Hall. Whether you can use it depends on the elevators.
Riders heading to “City Hall” often think of 15th Street station. That stop is not marked wheelchair-accessible. 13th Street is.
Before you board, decide where you’re heading (Dilworth Park or the outside of City Hall). If an elevator is out, change plans; don’t treat it as a small delay.
On the street
Where you'll come out
13th Street station
Market Street · Center City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13th Street elevators · to Dilworth Park and City Hall
Market-Frankford Line
Nearby when the elevators work: Dilworth Park, the outside of City Hall. When they don’t: don’t assume 15th St/City Hall can replace this stop.
Open 13th St on the live mapLive elevator status at 13th StAfter the elevator
Travel time from this station
Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.
At the venue
What each place offers
We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.
Dilworth Park
- There are no restrooms in the park. Use the ones inside City Hall; hours vary.
Source: Center City District
Philadelphia City Hall
- To reach floors 2 to 7, use one of two visitor entrances: the ramped door on the east side of the northeast corner, or the north-side doors of the West Portal. The North Portal doesn’t lead into the building.
- Security checks visitors who use mobility equipment with a handheld wand and scans bags, then lets them use the elevators.
- The City Hall Visitor Center (Room 121) is listed as wheelchair accessible. It sells tickets for the Building Tour and the Tower Tour, which goes up by elevator.
Source: City of Philadelphia
Last look
Before you go
Four things to check before you go.
Check the map
Check the 13th Street elevators, not the ones at City Hall station.
Plan on Dilworth Park
It’s the short trip outside from this stop.
Skip the 15th Street shortcut
15th St/City Hall looks closer on a map, but it is not marked wheelchair-accessible.
Verify City Hall access
The city sets the rules inside City Hall. Our map covers the station elevators. Check both.
About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.