Fairmount station (SEPTA)

Fairmount
Fairmount
	Fairmount Station entrance at Ridge and Broad
Location	700 North Broad Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9671°N 75.1604°W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms (upper level); 1 island platform (lower level);
Tracks	6 total 4 (upper level); 2 (lower level);
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 61
Construction
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	September 1, 1928 (Local); December 21, 1932 (Broad Ridge Spur)
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Services
Former services
Location
	Fairmount Location within Philadelphia

Fairmount 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. 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.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
B2 Broad Street platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← Broad Street Line toward NRG (Spring Garden)
	Southbound express	← Broad Street Line does not stop here
	Northbound express	→ Broad Street Line does not stop here →
	Northbound local	→ Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Girard) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3 Ridge Spur platforms	Southbound	← Broad Street Line toward 8th – Market (Chinatown) → (No service: Spring Garden)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	→ Broad Street Line toward Olney or Fern Rock (Girard) →

Gallery

Station entrance
Broad Street Line platform
Broad-Ridge Spur platform
Fairmount station entrance in front of 700 North Broad

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