Spring Garden station (Broad–Ridge Spur)

Spring Garden station is an abandoned subway rapid transit station on the SEPTA Broad–Ridge Spur, located under Ridge Avenue between Spring Garden Street and Buttonwood Street.

Spring Garden
A former entrance to Spring Garden station, seen in June 2019
General information
Location	Spring Garden Street and Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9618°N 75.1579°W / 39.9618; -75.1579
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	No
History
Opened	December 21, 1932
Closed	September 10, 1989
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Chinatown toward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur Fairmount toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.

The Broad-Ridge Spur, including Spring Garden station, opened on December 21, 1932.[1] By the late 1980s, Spring Garden station was lightly used and exit-only; it was frequently occupied by drug users and dealers. After no substantial opposition from nearby residents, SEPTA closed the station on September 10, 1989.[2][3] The now abandoned station, visible from passing trains, is heavily graffitied.[4] A single entrance, covered with steel, is still present on the west side of Ridge Avenue just north of Buttonwood Street.[5]