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Erie station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 40°00′33″N 75°09′04″W / 40.0093°N 75.1512°W / 40.0093; -75.1512
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Erie
Erie station platform
General information
Location3700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′33″N 75°09′04″W / 40.0093°N 75.1512°W / 40.0093; -75.1512
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 16, 23, 53, 56, H, XH
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessiblePartial: cross-platform transfers only, full accessibility under construction[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Allegheny
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
Hunting Park
Girard Broad Street Line
Express
Olney T.C.
North Philadelphia Broad–Ridge Spur Olney T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Broad–Allegheny
toward NRG
Hunting Park
toward Fern Rock
Broad–Girard Olney Transit Center
toward Fern Rock
North Philadelphia
Location
Map

Erie station is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line. It is located in North Philadelphia under the intersection of 3700 North Broad Street and Erie Avenue.

Since Erie is an express station, it has four tracks and two central platforms, with express and Ridge Spur trains operating on the inner tracks and local trains operating on the outer tracks. This station has two mezzanine levels located above the track level. One is an entrance/exit mezzanine which holds turnstiles and the payment booth, while the other is exit-only. The station is located near the former Luzerne Depot, a former trolley barn which became an all bus garage, and is now a cardboard recycling plant.[2]

As of 2007, Erie station had approximately 6,842 boardings a day, making it the fourth busiest station on the line.[3]

There is a flying junction north of Erie Station; originally built for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, it served as the northbound terminus for the Broad-Ridge Spur until service was extended to Fern Rock.

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References

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  1. ^ "SEPTA Breaks Ground on New Accessibility Project At Erie Station". SEPTA. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Luzerne Depot; SIA Philadelphia Car Barn Tour (PhillyTrolley.org)
  3. ^ PCPC North Broad St. Transportation and Access Study, June 2007.
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