Fairmount (SEPTA station)

Fairmount
Fairmount Station on the Broad Ridge Spur
Station statistics
Address	700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9671°N 75.1604°W / 39.9671; -75.1604
Lines	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Connections	SEPTA Bus: 4, 16, 61
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform (lower level)
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   Following station Spring Garden toward AT&T Broad Street Line Local Girard toward Fern Rock Chinatown toward 8th Street Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Spring Garden closed 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. 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.

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