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 station entrance at Ridge and Broad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No, accessibility planned[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 1, 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gallery
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Station entrance
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Broad Street Line platform
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Broad-Ridge Spur platform
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Fairmount station entrance in front of 700 North Broad Street
References
edit- ^ "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget" (PDF). SEPTA. July 27, 2022. p. 104. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Fairmount Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.