Chinatown (SEPTA station)

Chinatown
SEPTA rapid transit station

Chinatown SEPTA station entrance at 7th Street and Race Street
Location Eighth and Race Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′18″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9550°N 75.1527°W / 39.9550; -75.1527Coordinates: 39°57′18″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9550°N 75.1527°W / 39.9550; -75.1527
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened December 21, 1932
Electrified Third rail (600 volts)
Previous names Vine Station
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Terminus
Broad Street Line
toward Fern Rock
(closed)
toward Fern Rock

Chinatown is a subway station on the Broad-Ridge Spur of SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station opened on December 21, 1932, and is located at the eastern edge of Philadelphia's Chinatown at 8th and Race Streets. Corresponding to the signage in the Chinatown neighborhood, the station name signs are written in Chinese in addition to English.

The station is adjacent to the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and the Philadelphia Police Headquarters. Franklin Square and its abandoned PATCO station are located a block east of the station. North of the station, the subway runs underneath Ridge Avenue past the abandoned Spring Garden station, to the Fairmount station, after which it joins with the main tracks of the Broad Street Subway. South of the station, the subway tracks run along 8th Street, parallel to the PATCO Speedline for two blocks, until the Broad–Ridge Spur approaches its terminus at the 8th Street station, located at 8th and Market Streets.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, fare control
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound Ridge Spur toward 8th Street (Terminus)
Northbound Ridge Spur toward Fern Rock (Fairmount)
(No service: Spring Garden)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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