Girard station (Broad Street Line)

Girard 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, including Philadelphia Regency, which houses Temple students. 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
Location1200 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates39.9715°N 75.1594°W / 39.9715; -75.1594
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms4 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks4 2 side platforms (Trolley)
Connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928
Rebuilt2009–2012
ElectrifiedThird rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fairmount
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 Cecil B. Moore
toward Fern Rock
Spring Garden
toward Walnut–Locust
 Broad Street Line
Express
 Erie
toward Fern Rock
Fairmount
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia
toward Olney or Fern Rock
Location
Girard
Location within Philadelphia

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

Station layout
G Street level Entrances/exits
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, fare control
P
Platform level		 Southbound local ←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Fairmount)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Southbound express ←      Broad Street Line toward 8th – Market (Fairmount)
←      Broad Street Line toward Walnut – Locust (special event service to NRG) (Spring Garden)
Northbound express →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Erie) →
→      Broad Street Line toward Olney or Fern Rock (North Philadelphia) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Northbound local →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (Cecil B. Moore) →
  • Station sign
  • Station map
  • BSL at Girard station in 2008
  • Girard station with Philadelphia City Hall in the background
  • SEPTA 15 trolley at Broad Street and Girard Avenue

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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