Erie station (SEPTA)

For the Market–Frankford Line station in Juniata, Philadelphia, see Erie–Torresdale station.

Erie station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line. It is located in North Philadelphia under the intersection of 3700 North Broad Street and Erie Avenue.

Erie
Erie station platform
General information
Location	3700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′33″N 75°09′04″W / 40.0093°N 75.1512°W / 40.0093; -75.1512
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 16, 23, 53, 56, H, XH
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Partial: cross-platform transfers only, full accessibility planned^[1]
History
Opened	September 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Allegheny toward NRG Broad Street Line Local Hunting Park toward Fern Rock T.C. Girard toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Olney T.C. toward Fern Rock T.C. North Philadelphia toward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur Olney T.C. toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Location
Erie Location within Philadelphia

Since Erie is an express station, it has four tracks and two central platforms, with express and Ridge Spur trains operating on the inner tracks and local trains operating on the outer tracks. This station has two mezzanine levels located above the track level. One is an entrance/exit mezzanine which holds turnstiles and the payment booth, while the other is exit-only. The station is located near the former Luzerne Depot, a former trolley barn which became an all bus garage, and is now a cardboard recycling plant.^[2]

As of 2007, Erie station had approximately 6,842 boardings a day, making it the fourth busiest station on the line.^[3]

There is a flying junction north of Erie Station; originally built for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, it served as the northbound terminus for the Broad-Ridge Spur until service was extended to Fern Rock.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	To entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Northbound	←      Broad Street Line Local toward Fern Rock T.C. (Hunting Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound	←      Broad Street Line Express toward Fern Rock T.C. (Olney T.C.) ←      Broad–Ridge Spur toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C. (Olney T.C.)
	Southbound	→      Broad Street Line Express toward Walnut–Locust (Girard) → →      Broad Street Line Sports Express toward NRG (Girard) → →      Broad–Ridge Spur toward 8th & Market (North Philadelphia) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound	→      Broad Street Line Local toward NRG (Allegheny) →

Gallery

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  Station entrance

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  Erie station sign

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  Northbound stairs

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  Station map

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  Erie station entrance

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  Erie station southwest entrance

References

1. https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FY2022CapitalBudget_FY2022-2033CapitalProgram_rev.pdf^{[dead link]}
2. Luzerne Depot; SIA Philadelphia Car Barn Tour (PhillyTrolley.org)
3. PCPC North Broad St. Transportation and Access Study, June 2007.

External links

• SEPTA – Erie station