Spring Garden station (Broad Street Line)

For other uses, see Spring Garden station (disambiguation).

Spring Garden
SEPTA rapid transit station
Platform
General information
Location	500 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9621°N 75.1615°W / 39.9621; -75.1615
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 43
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2009-2012
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Services
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Location Spring Garden Location within Philadelphia

Spring Garden is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Subway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station with four tracks and two island platforms. Spring Garden is the northernmost station in Center City, serving Community College of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia Building, the Inquirer Building (home of Philadelphia newspapers the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News), Ben Franklin High School and miscellaneous office buildings, restaurants, and clubs. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is ten blocks west of the station while the Northern Liberties neighborhood lies approximately eight blocks east. Near this station is Masterman Laboratory & Demonstration School. There are numerous restaurants and shops nearby which makes this a very busy station.

Spring Garden station is the seventh busiest station on the Broad Street Line, with 10,000 riders a day.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Southbound local	← Local toward NRG (Race – Vine)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound express	← Express toward Walnut – Locust (special event service to NRG) (Race – Vine)
	Northbound express	→ Express toward Fern Rock (Girard) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound local	→ Local toward Fern Rock (Fairmount) →

Gallery

• 
  Spring Garden Station with the Philadelphia Inquirer building and Center City buildings visible in the background
• 
  Tiles at Spring Garden Station
• 
  Spring Garden southwest entrance

External links

• SEPTA - Spring Garden BSL Station
• Spring Garden Street entrance from Google Maps Street View