Girard station (Broad Street Line)

For other places with the same name, see Girard#Places.

Girard station (soon to be known as Broad–Girard station^[1]) 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 southernmost sections of Temple University. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.^[2]

Girard
Girard station platform
General information
Location	1200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′17″N 75°09′34″W / 39.9715°N 75.1594°W / 39.9715; -75.1594
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	15  SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Rebuilt	2009–2012
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fairmount toward NRG Broad Street Line Local Cecil B. Moore toward Fern Rock T.C. Spring Garden toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Erie toward Fern Rock T.C. Fairmount toward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Fairmount toward NRG Cecil B. Moore toward Fern Rock Transit Center Broad–Spring Garden toward Walnut–Locust Erie toward Fern Rock Transit Center Fairmount toward 8th–Market North Philadelphia toward Fern Rock Transit Center 63rd–Girard Terminus major stops Front–Girard toward Richmond–Westmoreland
Location Girard Location within Philadelphia

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.^[3]

The station was featured prominently in the 2019 sci-fi movie In the Shadow of the Moon.

References

1. "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
2. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
3. Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (2007-05-27).

External links

  Media related to Girard (SEPTA Broad Street Line station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Girard station
• Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Trolley Station from Google Maps Street View