Walnut–Locust station

Walnut-Locust
SEPTA rapid transit station
BSL station platform
Location 200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643Coordinates: 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
  Broad Street Line
Platforms 2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks 4
Connections
  PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust, 15th-16th & Locust

SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42
Construction
Disabled access Yes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible)
History
Opened April 20, 1930
Electrified Third rail (600 volts)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
toward Fern Rock
TerminusBroad Street Line
Express
Terminus
Broad Street Line
Special
Location
Walnut-Locust
Location within Philadelphia

Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special "sport express" trains, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the "sport express" line, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the AT&T station.

It is the southern most point in the Center City Concourse, the 500,000+ sq ft underground pedestrian concourse in Center City[1]. The concourse connects to City Hall Station, the Market–Frankford Line, Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, Regional Rail and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available.

Passengers utilizing Walnut-Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.

History

Walnut-Locust Station was originally built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company on April 20, 1930. Until 1969, it was the original southern terminus of the Broad–Ridge Spur and Bridge Street Line.[2] This was eventually replaced by the aforementioned Center City Commuter Connection.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, passageway to PATCO at 15–16th & Locust, fare control
P
Platform level		 Southbound local ← Local toward NRG (Lombard – South)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Southbound Express ← Express alighting passengers only
← Special Express toward NRG (special events only) (Terminus)
Northbound express → Express toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound local → Local toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →

References

  1. ↑ "Center City Concourse Improvement Program". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ↑ 1953 Philadelphia Transit Map (PhillyTrolley.org)
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