Fairmount (SEPTA station)
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Fairmount Station on the Broad Ridge Spur |
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| Address | 700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°WCoordinates: 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W | |||||||||||||||
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Broad Street Line Local
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| Levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 6 total
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| Opened | September 1, 1928 (Local) December 21, 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur) |
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| Electrified | Third rail (600 volts) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||
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Fairmount is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (local tracks) and the Broad-Ridge Spur. There are three separate platforms; currently the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) Northbound platforms connect inside the fare-gates, but the Broad Street Line Southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting. At one point in time there was a connection to Broad-Ridge Spur trains from the southbound platform of the Broad Street Mian Line, that entrance can be seen at platform level heading south toward the end the platform, it is a seal off entrance painted black . Travelers wishing to switch between the Broad-Ridge Spur and the southbound BSL, or to switch to or from the BSL Express line, should connect at Girard. The Broad-Ridge spur platform is shortened and can only accommodate short 2-car trains; the unused part of the platform is visible from passing trains and is covered in layers of graffiti. Faimount Station on the Broad-Ridge Spur has a full Mezzanine Concourse extending from Wallace Street to Ridge Avenue now abandon.
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[edit] External links
- SEPTA - Fairmount BSL-BRS Station
- Fairmount Broad Street Line & Broad Ridge Spur station images (World NYC Subways.org)
- Fairmount Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Ridge Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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