Girard station (Broad Street Line)

Girard station is a subway station on the SEPTA Broad Street Line in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station, with four tracks and two central platforms. This is the last station where southbound riders can transfer freely between the Ridge Spur line and the Main Line, and the two trains commonly meet here and wait for one another. Girard station is located in a very busy commercial strip along Girard Avenue, and also serves the southernmost sections of Temple University. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Girard#Places.
Girard
BSL train at Girard, December 2008
General information
Location1200 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9715°N 75.1594°W / 39.9715; -75.1594
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928
Rebuilt2009–2012
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fairmount
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 Cecil B. Moore
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Spring Garden
toward Walnut–Locust
 Broad Street Line
Express
 Erie
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Fairmount
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia
toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.[2]

The station was featured prominently in the 2019 sci-fi movie In the Shadow of the Moon.

Station layout
Southbound local ←      Broad Street Line – Local toward NRG (Fairmount)
Island platform
Southbound express ←      Broad–Ridge Spur toward 8th Street (Fairmount)
←      Broad Street Line toward Walnut–Locust (Spring Garden)
Northbound express →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Erie) →
→      Broad–Ridge Spur toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C. (North Philadelphia) →
Island platform
Northbound local →      Broad Street Line – Local toward Fern Rock (Cecil B. Moore) →

References
  1. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  2. Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (2007-05-27).
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