Girard (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)
| SEPTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
![]() An 'A' train arriving at Girard | |||||||||||
| Location |
1200 North Front Street Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′08″N 75°08′10″W / 39.9689°N 75.1362°WCoordinates: 39°58′08″N 75°08′10″W / 39.9689°N 75.1362°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Philadelphia, leased to SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
SEPTA Route 15 (Girard Avenue Trolley) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 700 volts DC | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Girard Station is an elevated rapid transit stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue[1] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Fishtown neighborhood. It is an "All-Stop" station and the first station to run above Front Street. Access to and from the station is on the northwest and northeast corners of Front & Girard.
Three SEPTA surface routes serve Girard station, most notably Route 15, the historic Girard Avenue Trolley. Bus routes 5 and 25 also connect with Girard station, although the latter can be found three blocks to the east.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (Spring Garden) | |
| Eastbound | → Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (Berks (A and off-peak service) or York–Dauphin (B)) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
References
- ↑ "world.nycsubway.org/ Photos 1-38 of 38". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
External links
- SEPTA - Girard MFL Station
- Girard MFL Station images (WorldNYCSubway.org)
- Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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