Fairmount (SEPTA station)

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Fairmount
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	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 Pattison Broad Street Line Local Girard toward Fern Rock Spring Garden closed toward 8th Street Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Chinatown 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.

[edit] External links

• SEPTA - Fairmount BSL-BRS Station
• Fairmount Broad Street Line & Broad Ridge Spur station images (World NYC Subways.org)

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