Spring Garden station (Broad Street Line)

Spring Garden station (soon to be known as Broad–Spring Garden station[1]) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street subway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station with four tracks and two island platforms. Spring Garden is the northernmost station in Center City, serving Community College of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia Building, the Inquirer Building (former home of Philadelphia newspapers The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News), Ben Franklin High School and miscellaneous office buildings, restaurants, and clubs. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is ten blocks west of the station, while the Northern Liberties neighborhood lies approximately eight blocks east. Near this station is Masterman Laboratory & Demonstration School. There are numerous restaurants and shops nearby which makes this a very busy station.

Spring Garden
General information
Location500 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′44″N 75°09′41″W / 39.9621°N 75.1615°W / 39.9621; -75.1615
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks4
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 43
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928
Rebuilt2009-2012
ElectrifiedThird rail (600 volts)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Race–Vine
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
Fairmount
Race–Vine Broad Street Line
Express
Girard
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Race–Vine
toward NRG
Fairmount
toward Fern Rock
Race–Vine Broad–Girard
toward Fern Rock
Location
Map

Spring Garden station is the seventh busiest station on the Broad Street Line, with 10,000 riders a day.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (27 May 2007)
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