Girard station (Broad Street Line)

Girard station is a subway station on the SEPTA Broad Street Line in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station, with four tracks and two central platforms. This is the last station where southbound riders can transfer freely between the Ridge Spur line and the Main Line, and the two trains commonly meet here and wait for one another. Girard station is located in a very busy commercial strip along Girard Avenue, and also serves the southernmost sections of Temple University. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.[1]

Girard
Girard station platform
General information
Location1200 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′17″N 75°09′34″W
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Rebuilt2009–2012
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fairmount
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
Cecil B. Moore
Spring Garden Broad Street Line
Express
Erie
Fairmount Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia
Location
Girard is located in Philadelphia
Girard
Girard
Location within Philadelphia

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.[2]

The station was featured prominently in the 2019 sci-fi movie In the Shadow of the Moon.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits, Tram interchange  15 
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, fare control
P
Platform level
Northbound      Broad Street Line Local toward Fern Rock T.C. (Cecil B. Moore)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Northbound      Broad Street Line Express toward Fern Rock T.C. (Erie)
     Broad–Ridge Spur toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Southbound      Broad Street Line Express toward Walnut–Locust (Spring Garden)
     Broad Street Line Sports Express toward NRG (Spring Garden)
     Broad–Ridge Spur toward 8th & Market (Fairmount)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Southbound      Broad Street Line Local toward NRG (Fairmount)

References

  1. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  2. Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (2007-05-27).

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