Girard (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

Girard
SEPTA rapid transit station
Broad Street Line train at Girard in December 2008
Location	1200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	39°58′17″N 75°09′34″W / 39.9715°N 75.1594°WCoordinates: 39°58′17″N 75°09′34″W / 39.9715°N 75.1594°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Express   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Route 15 (Girard Avenue Trolley) SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2009-2012
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Fairmount toward AT&T Broad Street Line Local Cecil B. Moore toward Fern Rock Spring Garden toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Erie toward Fern Rock Fairmount toward 8th Street Broad Street Line Ridge Spur North Philadelphia toward Fern Rock

Girard is a subway station on the SEPTA Broad Street Line in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station, with four tracks and two central platforms. This is the last station where southbound riders can transfer freely between the Ridge Spur line and the Main Line, and the two trains commonly meet here and wait for one another. Girard station is located in a very busy commercial strip along Girard Avenue, and also serves the southern most sections of Temple University, including Philadelphia Regency, which houses Temple students. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.^[1]

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street Subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.^[2]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Southbound local	← Local toward AT&T (Fairmount)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for all other trains
	Southbound express	← Ridge Spur toward 8th Street (Fairmount) ← Express toward Walnut–Locust (Spring Garden) ← Sports Express toward AT&T (Spring Garden)
	Northbound express	→ Ridge Spur toward Fern Rock (North Philadelphia) → → Express toward Fern Rock (Erie) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for all other trains
	Northbound local	→ Local toward Fern Rock (Cecil B. Moore) →

References

1. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
2. Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (2007-05-27).

External links

• SEPTA - Girard BSL-BRS Station
• Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Trolley Station from Google Maps Street View