It is located at the intersection of Kensington, Erie, and Torresdale avenues in the Juniata neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.

The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3 and 56, both of which are former trolley lines.

Erie–Torresdale is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.

[1][3][4][5] Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.

There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to southeast corner of the intersection.