Girard station (Broad Street Line)

Girard station (soon to be known as Broad–Girard station) 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 southernmost sections of Temple University. A transfer is available to the Route 15 trolley, which provides local service along Girard Avenue.

For other places with the same name, see Girard#Places.
Girard
Girard station platform
General information
Location1200 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′17″N 75°09′34″W
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  •  15 
  • SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (September 1, 1928)
Rebuilt2009–2012
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fairmount
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 Cecil B. Moore
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Spring Garden
toward Walnut–Locust
 Broad Street Line
Express
 Erie
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Fairmount
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur North Philadelphia
toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Fairmount
toward NRG
 Cecil B. Moore
toward Fern Rock Transit Center
Broad–Spring Garden
toward Walnut–Locust
 Erie
toward Fern Rock Transit Center
Fairmount
toward 8th–Market
 North Philadelphia
toward Fern Rock Transit Center
63rd–Girard
Terminus
major stops
 Front–Girard
toward Richmond–Westmoreland
Location
Girard
Location within Philadelphia

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.

The station was featured prominently in the 2019 sci-fi movie In the Shadow of the Moon.

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