Pattison (BSL station)

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	SEPTA Broad Street Line
								Fern Rock
								Olney
								Logan
								Wyoming
								Hunting Park
								Erie
								Allegheny
								North Philadelphia
								Susquehanna-Dauphin
								Cecil B. Moore/Temple U.
								Girard
								Fairmount
								Spring Garden (closed)
								Chinatown
								8th Street
								Spring Garden
								Race-Vine
								City Hall
								Walnut-Locust
								Lombard-South
								Ellsworth-Federal
								Tasker-Morris
								Snyder
								Oregon
								Pattison
	Map Legend     Local trains only     Broad-Ridge Spur trains only         Local/Broad-Ridge Spur trains Express trains stop at bold stations     Market-Frankford Line     Subway-Surface Trolleys     PATCO Speedline Accessible station

Pattison Station is the southern terminus of SEPTA's Broad Street Line, located at 3600 South Broad Street, at the intersection of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue in the South Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

[edit] Station

Pattison station is located within short walking distance of the Philadelphia's Sports Complex. One block east of the station is Citizens Bank Park, home field for the Philadelphia Phillies and Lincoln Financial Field, the homefield for the Philadelphia Eagles. Pattison station is also next to the Wachovia Center, the home arena for the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers, and the Wachovia Spectrum.

[edit] Service

The primary service to Pattison station are local trains. Because of the Sports Complex, SEPTA usually will operate Special "Sports Express" trains from Fern Rock to Pattison to serve fans attending sporting events at one of the venues.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] SEPTA (2006). "Pattison Station."
2. ^ [2] SEPTA (2006). "Broad Street Line Sports Express Service."