Walnut–Locust (SEPTA station)

Walnut–Locust
SEPTA rapid transit station

Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse
Station statistics
Address 200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lines
  Broad Street Line Local and Express
Connections SEPTA City Buses
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Other information
Opened April 20, 1930
Electrified Third rail (600 volts)
Accessible
Owned by SEPTA
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward AT&T
Broad Street Line
Local
toward Fern Rock
Terminus Broad Street Line
Express
Preceding station   PATCO   Following station
Terminus PATCO Speedline
Transfer at: 15–16th & Locust
toward Lindenwold
Terminus
PATCO Speedline
Transfer at: 12–13th & Locust
toward Lindenwold

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 Pattison 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.

SEPTA City Bus connections

References

  1. ^ "Broad Street Line Schedule". SEPTA. September 5, 2010. http://www.septa.org/schedules/transit/pdf/bsl.pdf. Retrieved October 31, 2010. 

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