North Philadelphia (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

North Philadelphia SEPTA rapid transit station
An entrance to North Philadelphia's BSL station
Station statistics
Address	2700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	39°59′39″N 75°09′16″W / 39.99417°N 75.15444°W / 39.99417; -75.15444Coordinates: 39°59′39″N 75°09′16″W / 39.99417°N 75.15444°W / 39.99417; -75.15444
Lines	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 54 SEPTA Regional Rail: Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Manayunk/Norristown Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Chestnut Hill West Line Amtrak: Northeast Regional
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2008-2009
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Accessible
Owned by	SEPTA
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Susquehanna–Dauphin toward AT&T Broad Street Line Local Allegheny toward Fern Rock Girard toward 8th Street Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Erie toward Fern Rock

North Philadelphia is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line.^[1] It serves both the local line and the Broad-Ridge Spur.

The North Philadelphia BSL Station provides connections to two commuter rail stations, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. North Broad is a former Reading Railroad station that now serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line and Manayunk/Norristown Line, while North Philadelphia (SEPTA station) (formerly known as Germantown Junction Station) is a former Pennsylvania Railroad station that serves both the Chestnut Hill East Line and Chestnut Hill West Line commuter lines, as well as Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Keystone Services.

SEPTA City Bus connections

• Route 54^[2]

References

1. ^ "Official web page". http://www.septa.org/stations/transit/subway/north-phila.html. 
2. ^ "Broad Street Line Schedule". SEPTA. September 5, 2010. http://www.septa.org/schedules/transit/pdf/bsl.pdf. Retrieved October 30, 2010. 

External links

• SEPTA North Philadelphia BSL-BRS Station
• Lehigh Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View