Haddington is to the northwest, Dunlap to the northeast, Walnut Hill to the southeast, and Cobbs Creek to the southwest.

[1][2] From October 2006 to February 2008, the station underwent a rehabilitation project as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated.

[3] Unlike other stations in the project, 52nd Street was never closed for an extended period of time.

In April 2007, the Philadelphia Police Department labeled this intersection the "Worst Corner In The City" due to the high crime and rate of shootings on the block.

[5] There are two side platforms connecting to a station house on the southeast corner of 52nd and Market streets.