Owned by SEPTA Rebuilt 2009-2012 Owner SEPTA | Disabled access Yes Opened 1 September 1928 Platforms in use 4 | |
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Location 1200 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA Line(s) Broad Street Line Local
Broad Street Line Express
Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Tracks 4 2 side platforms (Trolley) Address Philadelphia, PA, United States Connections SEPTA Route 15, SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes Similar Spring Garden station, Cecil B Moore station, Allegheny station, Fairmount station, Fern Rock Transportation Center | ||
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 southern most 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.
Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street Subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.