Walnut–Locust station
Walnut-Locust | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SEPTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
200 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°WCoordinates: 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms |
2 island platforms cross-platform interchange | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible) | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 20, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Third rail (600 volts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] This was eventually replaced by the aforementioned Center City Commuter Connection.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, passageway to PATCO platforms at 15–16th & Locust, fare control |
P Platform level |
Southbound local | ← Local toward AT&T (Lombard–South) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for express trains | ||
Southbound Express | ← Express termination track
← Sports Express toward AT&T (Terminus) | |
Northbound express | → Express/Sports Express toward Fern Rock (City Hall) → | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left for local trains, right for express trains | ||
Northbound local | → Local toward Fern Rock (City Hall) → |
References
External links
- SEPTA - Walnut-Locust BSL Station
- Walnut Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Locust Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Spruce Street entrance from Google Maps Street View