Fairmount station (SEPTA)


Fairmount is a subway station in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line and the Broad-Ridge Spur. There are three separate platforms. The Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line northbound platforms connect inside the faregates, but the BSL's southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting. Such a connection once existed; the sealed-off entrance can be seen at platform level heading south towards the end of the platform. Travelers wishing to switch between the Broad-Ridge Spur and the southbound BSL must connect at Girard. The Broad-Ridge Spur platform is shortened and can only accommodate short 2-car trains; the unused part of the platform is visible from passing trains and is covered in layers of graffiti. Fairmount station on the Broad-Ridge Spur has a full mezzanine concourse extending from Wallace Street to Ridge Avenue, now abandoned.

Station layout

Gallery


Fairmount station.JPG|Station entrance
Fairmount station 2018a.JPG|Broad Street Line platform
File:Fairmount spur.JPG|Broad-Ridge Spur platform
File:Fairmount Station 700.JPG|Fairmount Station entrance in front of 700 N. Broad