Fairmount

Fairmount station entrance at Ridge and Broad

General information

Location

700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coordinates

39°58′02″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9671°N 75.1604°W

Owned by

City of Philadelphia

Operated by

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Platforms

Upper Level: 2 side platforms
Lower Level: 1 island platform

Tracks

Upper Level: 4
Lower Level: 2

Connections

SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 61

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Accessible

No, accessibility planned^[1]

History

Opened

September 1, 1928

Rebuilt

1932 (Broad Ridge Spur)

Services

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Spring Garden toward NRG		Broad Street Line Local		Girard toward Fern Rock T.C.
Chinatown toward 8th & Market		Broad–Ridge Spur		Girard toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.

Former services

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Spring Garden toward 8th & Market		Broad–Ridge Spur		Girard toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.

Future services (2024)

Preceding station	SEPTA Metro			Following station
Broad–Spring Garden toward NRG				Broad–Girard toward Fern Rock Transit Center
Chinatown toward 8th–Market				Broad–Girard toward Fern Rock Transit Center
does not stop here

Location

Fairmount

Location within Philadelphia

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.