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(Redirected from Fairmount (BSL station)) Rapid transit station in Philadelphia
Fairmount
Fairmount station entrance at Ridge and Broad
General information
Location700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W / 39.9671; -75.1604
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms
Tracks
  • Upper Level: 4
  • Lower Level: 2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 61
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo, accessibility planned
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Rebuilt1932 (Broad Ridge Spur)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Spring Gardentoward NRG Broad Street LineLocal Girardtoward Fern Rock T.C.
Chinatowntoward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur Girardtoward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Spring Gardentoward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur Girardtoward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Broad–Spring Gardentoward NRG Broad–Girardtoward Fern Rock
Chinatowntoward 8th–Market
does not stop here
Location

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. 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.

Gallery

  • Station entrance Station entrance
  • Broad Street Line platform Broad Street Line platform
  • Broad-Ridge Spur platform Broad-Ridge Spur platform
  • Fairmount station entrance in front of 700 North Broad Street Fairmount station entrance in front of 700 North Broad Street

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.

External links

SEPTA rapid transit stations
Market–Frankford Line
Broad Street Line
Broad–Ridge Spur
Norristown
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