Fairmount (SEPTA station)

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Fairmount
Fairmount spur.JPG
Fairmount Station on the Broad Ridge Spur
Station statistics
Address 700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W / 39.9671; -75.1604Coordinates: 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W / 39.9671; -75.1604
Lines      Broad Street Line (Local)     Broad Street Line (Ridge Spur)
Connections Bus routes 61, C
Levels 2
Platforms
Tracks 6 total
  • 4 (upper level)
  • 2 (lower level)
Other information
Opened September 1, 1928 (Local)
December 21, 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur)
Electrified Third rail (600 volts)
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA.svg SEPTA   Following station
toward Pattison
Broad Street Line
Local
toward Fern Rock
closed
toward 8th Street
Broad Street Line
toward 8th Street

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. 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 grafitti.

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