Fairmount station (SEPTA)
Fairmount | |||||||||||||||
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SEPTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
Fairmount Station entrance at Ridge and Broad | |||||||||||||||
Location |
700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°WCoordinates: 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||
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Tracks |
6 total
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Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | No | ||||||||||||||
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Opened |
September 1, 1928 (Local) December 21, 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur) | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Third rail (600 volts) | ||||||||||||||
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Fairmount Location within Philadelphia |
Fairmount 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.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
B2 Broad Street platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound local | ← Local toward NRG (Spring Garden) | |
Southbound express | ← Express does not stop here | |
Northbound express | Express does not stop here → | |
Northbound local | Local toward Fern Rock (Girard) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
B3 Ridge Spur platforms |
Southbound | ← Ridge Spur toward 8th – Market (Chinatown) (No service: Spring Garden) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Northbound | → Ridge Spur toward Olney or Fern Rock (Girard) → |
Gallery
- Station entrance
- Broad Street Line platform
- Broad-Ridge Spur platform
- Fairmount Station entrance in front of 700 N. Broad
References
External links
- SEPTA - Fairmount BSL-BRS Station
- Fairmount Broad Street Line & Broad Ridge Spur station images (World NYC Subways.org)
- Fairmount Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Ridge Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View