Owned by SEPTA Opened 20 April 1930 Electrified Third rail (600 volts) | Tracks 4 Owner SEPTA Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location 200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Connections PATCO Speedline at 12th-13th & Locust and 15th-16th & Locust
SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42 Address Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States Line(s) Broad Street Line Local and Express Disabled access Yes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible) Similar Fern Rock Transportation Center, Lombard–South station, AT&T Station, Ellsworth–Federal station, Tasker–Morris station | ||
Walnut–Locust is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.
Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special "sport express" trains, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the "sport express" line, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the AT&T station.
It is attached by the Center City Commuter Connection underground concourse to City Hall Station and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available to either of these stations.
Passengers utilizing Walnut-Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.
History
Walnut-Locust Station was originally built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company on April 20, 1930. Until 1969, it was the original southern terminus of the Broad–Ridge Spur and Bridge Street Line. This was eventually replaced by the aforementioned Center City Commuter Connection.