Walnut–Locust station

This article is about Center City Philadelphia subway station. For the trolley station in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, see Walnut Street station (SEPTA).

Walnut-Locust
SEPTA rapid transit station
BSL station platform
General information
Location	200 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	PATCO Speedline at 12th-13th & Locust, 15th-16th & Locust SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42
Construction
Accessible	Yes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible)
History
Opened	April 20, 1930
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Services
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Location Walnut-Locust Location within Philadelphia

Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special "sport express" trains, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the "sport express" line, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the AT&T station.

It is the southern most point in the Center City Concourse, the 500,000+ sq ft underground pedestrian concourse in Center City. The concourse connects to City Hall Station, the Market–Frankford Line, Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, Regional Rail and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available.

Passengers utilizing Walnut-Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.

History

Walnut-Locust Station was originally built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company on April 20, 1930. Until 1969, it was the original southern terminus of the Broad–Ridge Spur and Bridge Street Line. This was eventually replaced by the aforementioned Center City Commuter Connection.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	To entrances/exits, passageway to PATCO at 15–16th & Locust, fare control
P Platform level	Southbound local	← Local toward NRG (Lombard – South)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound Express	← Express alighting passengers only ← Special Express toward NRG (special events only) (Terminus)
	Northbound express	→ Express toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound local	→ Local toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →

External links

• SEPTA - Walnut-Locust BSL Station
• Walnut Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Locust Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Spruce Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Gallery

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  Station entrance separated from common complex
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  Platform signage
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  Tile work at the station
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  Entrance from the northwest corner of Walnut Avenue and South Broad Street.
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  Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse
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  Signs pointing towards PATCO trains
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  Entrance to station complex at Broad and Locust
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  Transfer tunnel to PATCO trains
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  PATCO mezzanine at 15-16 and Locust