Fairmount
SEPTA station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Fairmount station is a subway station in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (as a local stop) and the Broad-Ridge Spur.[2] There are three separate platforms. The Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) northbound platforms connect inside the faregates, but the BSL's southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting. Such a connection once existed; the sealed-off entrance can be seen at platform level heading south towards the end of the platform. Travelers wishing to switch between the Broad-Ridge Spur and the southbound BSL must 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 graffiti. Fairmount station on the Broad-Ridge Spur has a full mezzanine concourse extending from Wallace Street to Ridge Avenue, now abandoned.
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 Fairmount station entrance at Ridge and Broad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W / 39.9671; -75.1604 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No, accessibility planned[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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  Fairmount Location within Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget" (PDF). SEPTA. July 27, 2022. p. 104. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Fairmount Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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