Girard station (Broad Street Line)

Girard 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 southern most sections of Temple University, including Philadelphia Regency, which houses Temple students. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.[1]

Girard
BSL train at Girard, December 2008
Location	1200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	39.9715°N 75.1594°W / 39.9715; -75.1594
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	4 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4 2 side platforms (Trolley)
Connections	Route 15 SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2009–2012
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fairmount toward NRG Broad Street Line Cecil B. Moore toward Fern Rock Spring Garden toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Erie toward Fern Rock Fairmount toward 8th & Market Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia toward Olney or Fern Rock
Location
Girard Location within Philadelphia

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.[2]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/exits
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Southbound local	←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Fairmount)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound express	←      Broad Street Line toward 8th – Market (Fairmount) ←      Broad Street Line toward Walnut – Locust (special event service to NRG) (Spring Garden)
	Northbound express	→      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Erie) → →      Broad Street Line toward Olney or Fern Rock (North Philadelphia) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound local	→      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Cecil B. Moore) →

Gallery

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  Station sign
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  Station map
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  BSL at Station 2008
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  Girard Station with Philadelphia City Hall in the background
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  SEPTA 15 trolley at Broad Street and Girard Avenue

References

1. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
2. 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 BSL-BRS Station
• Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Trolley Station from Google Maps Street View