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Walnut–Locust station

Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.

Walnut–Locust
Walnut–Locust station platform
General information
Location200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643Coordinates: 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes, except transfer to PATCO at 12-13th & Locust
History
OpenedApril 20, 1930
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Lombard–South
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
City Hall
Terminus Broad Street Line
Express
NRG
(special events)
Terminus
Location
Walnut–Locust
Location within Philadelphia

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special express trains for sporting events, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the special service, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the NRG station.

It is the southernmost station in the Center City Concourse, the 500,000+ sq ft underground pedestrian concourse in Center City, which extends to Spruce Street.[1] The concourse connects to City Hall Station, the Market–Frankford Line, Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, Regional Rail and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available.

Passengers utilizing Walnut–Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.

History

Walnut-Locust station was built by the city of Philadelphia and opened on April 20, 1930.[2] This extended express trains one stop south from their initial terminus at City Hall station.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine Fare control, Downtown Link concourse to 12–13th & Locust and 15-16th & Locust stations[3]
P
Platform level
Northbound      Broad Street Line Local toward Fern Rock T.C. (City Hall)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  
Northbound      Broad Street Line Express toward Fern Rock T.C. (City Hall)
Southbound      Broad Street Line Express terminating trains →
     Broad Street Line Sports Express toward NRG (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  
Southbound      Broad Street Line Local toward NRG (Lombard–South)

References

  1. ^ "Center City Concourse Improvement Program". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ "world.nycsubway.org: SEPTA Broad Street Subway". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2019-01-29.

External links

  • SEPTA – Walnut-Locust BSL Station
  • Walnut Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Locust Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Spruce Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Gallery

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