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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–Vinetoward NRG Broad Street LineLocal Fairmounttoward Fern Rock T.C.
Race–Vinetoward Walnut–Locust Broad Street LineExpress Girardtoward Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Race–Vinetoward NRG Fairmounttoward Fern Rock
Race–Vinetoward Walnut–Locust Broad–Girardtoward Fern Rock
Location

Spring Garden station (soon to be known as Broad–Spring Garden station) 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.

Gallery

  • Spring Garden station with the Philadelphia Inquirer building and Center City buildings visible in the background Spring Garden station with the Philadelphia Inquirer building and Center City buildings visible in the background
  • Tiles at Spring Garden station Tiles at Spring Garden station
  • Spring Garden southwest entrance Spring Garden southwest entrance

References

  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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SEPTA rapid transit stations
Market–Frankford Line
Broad Street Line
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