Erie station (SEPTA)

Erie 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 2017
Location	3700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	40.0093°N 75.1512°W / 40.0093; -75.1512
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 16, 23, 53, 56, H, XH
Construction
Disabled access	Cross-platform transfers only
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Girard toward NRG Broad Street Line Olney toward Fern Rock Girard toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express North Philadelphia toward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur Olney toward Olney or Fern Rock
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 token 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.[1]

As of 2007, Erie station had approximately 6,842 boardings a day, making it the fourth busiest station on the line.[2]

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	Southbound local	←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Allegheny)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound express	←      Broad Street Line toward 8th – Market (North Philadelphia) ←      Broad Street Line toward Walnut – Locust (special event service to NRG) (Girard)
	Northbound express	→      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Olney) → →      Broad Street Line toward Olney or Fern Rock (Olney) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound local	→      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Hunting Park) →

Gallery

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  Station entrance
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  Erie station sign
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  Nortbound stairs
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  Station map
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  Erie station entrance
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  Erie station southwest entrance

References

1. Luzerne Depot; SIA Philadelphia Car Barn Tour (PhillyTrolley.org)
2. PCPC North Broad St. Transportation and Access Study, June 2007.

External links

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