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Girard station (Market–Frankford Line)

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Line(s)
  
Market–Frankford Line

Disabled access
  
Yes

Platforms in use
  
2

Structure type
  
Elevated

Electrified
  
700 volts DC

Tracks
  
2

Girard station (Market–Frankford Line)

Location
  
1200 North Front Street Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA

Owned by
  
City of Philadelphia, leased to SEPTA

Address
  
Philadelphia, PA 19123, United States

Connections
  
SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes, SEPTA Route 15 (Girard Avenue Trolley)

Similar
  
Berks station, Spring Garden station, 46th Street station, Erie–Torresdale station, Church station

Girard station is a SEPTA elevated rapid transit stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the Market-Frankford Line. It is located above the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Fishtown neighborhood. It is an "All-Stop" station and the first station to run above Front Street. Access to and from the station is on the northwest and northeast corners of Front & Girard.

Three SEPTA surface routes serve Girard station, most notably Route 15, the historic Girard Avenue Trolley. Bus routes 5 and 25 also connect with Girard station, although the latter can be found three blocks to the east.

References

Girard station (Market–Frankford Line) Wikipedia