Fairmount station (SEPTA)

Fairmount station is a subway station in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (as a local stop) and the Broad-Ridge Spur.[2] There are three separate platforms. The Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) northbound platforms connect inside the faregates, but the BSL's southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting. Such a connection once existed; the sealed-off entrance can be seen at platform level heading south towards the end of the platform. Travelers wishing to switch between the Broad-Ridge Spur and the southbound BSL must connect at Girard. The Broad-Ridge Spur platform is shortened and can only accommodate short 2-car trains; the unused part of the platform is visible from passing trains and is covered in layers of graffiti. Fairmount station on the Broad-Ridge Spur has a full mezzanine concourse extending from Wallace Street to Ridge Avenue, now abandoned.

Fairmount
Fairmount station entrance at Ridge and Broad
General information
Location700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms
Tracks
  • Upper Level: 4
  • Lower Level: 2
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 61
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo, accessibility planned[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Rebuilt1932 (Broad Ridge Spur)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Spring Garden
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 Girard
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Chinatown
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur Girard
toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Spring Garden
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur Girard
toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Broad–Spring Garden
toward NRG
 Broad–Girard
toward Fern Rock Transit Center
Chinatown
toward 8th–Market
does not stop here
Location
  • Station entrance
  • Broad Street Line platform
  • Broad-Ridge Spur platform
  • Fairmount station entrance in front of 700 North Broad

References
  1. "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget" (PDF). SEPTA. July 27, 2022. p. 104. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. "Fairmount Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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