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
B1 Fairmount
Race–Vine B2 Broad–Girard
Location
Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia
Spring Garden
Spring Garden
Location within Philadelphia

Spring Garden 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 station is the seventh busiest station on the Broad Street Line, with 10,000 riders a day.[1]

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, fare control
P
Platform level
Northbound      Broad Street Line Local toward Fern Rock T.C. (Fairmount)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound      Broad Street Line Express toward Fern Rock T.C. (Girard)
Southbound      Broad Street Line Express toward Walnut–Locust (Race–Vine)
     Broad Street Line Sports Express toward NRG (Race–Vine)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Southbound      Broad Street Line Local toward NRG (Race–Vine)

References

  1. Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (27 May 2007)
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