Erie station (SEPTA)

Erie
SEPTA rapid transit station
Location	3700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	40°00′33″N 75°09′04″W / 40.0093°N 75.1512°WCoordinates: 40°00′33″N 75°09′04″W / 40.0093°N 75.1512°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Express   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 16, 23, 53, 56, SEPTA Route H, SEPTA Route XH, also formerly serve SEPTA Route 65 formerly Route E & Route XA
Construction
Disabled access	Cross-platform transfers only
History
Opened	September 1, 1928.
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Allegheny toward AT&T Station Broad Street Line Local Hunting Park toward Fern Rock Girard toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Olney toward Fern Rock North Philadelphia toward 8th Street Broad Street Line Ridge Spur

Erie is a rapid transit subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line. It is located in North Philadelphia under the intersection of 3700 North Broad Street and Erie Avenue.

Since Erie is an express station, it has four tracks and two central platforms, with express and Ridge Spur trains operating on the inner tracks and local trains operating on the outer tracks. This station has two mezzanine levels located above the track level. One is an entrance/exit mezzanine which holds turnstiles and the token booth, while the other is exit-only. The station is located near the former Luzerne Depot, a former trolley barn which became an all bus garage, and is now a cardboard recycling plant.^[1]

As of 2007, Erie station had approximately 6,842 boardings a day, making it the fourth busiest station on the line.^[2]

There is a flying junction north of Erie Station; originally built for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, it served as the northbound terminus for the Broad-Ridge Spur until service was extended to Fern Rock.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Southbound local	← Local toward AT&T (Allegheny)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for all other trains
	Southbound express	← Ridge Spur toward 8th Street (North Philadelphia) ← Express toward Walnut–Locust (Girard) ← Sports Express toward AT&T (Girard)
	Northbound express	→ Ridge Spur toward Fern Rock (Olney) → → Express toward Fern Rock (Olney) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for all other trains
	Northbound local	→ Local toward Fern Rock (Hunting Park) →

References

1. Luzerne Depot; SIA Philadelphia Car Barn Tour (PhillyTrolley.org)
2. PCPC North Broad St. Transportation and Access Study, June 2007.

External links

• SEPTA - Erie BSL-BRS Station
• Erie Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View