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.[1]

Girard
BSL train at Girard, December 2008
General information
Location	1200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9715°N 75.1594°W / 39.9715; -75.1594
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Route 15 SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2009–2012
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.

Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the Broad Street subway line, with 7,500 passengers a day.[2]

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

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits,  15
M	Mezzanine	To entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Northbound	←      Broad Street Line Local toward Fern Rock T.C. (Cecil B. Moore)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Northbound	←      Broad Street Line Express toward Fern Rock T.C. (Erie) ←      Broad–Ridge Spur toward Olney T.C. or Fern Rock T.C.
	Southbound	→      Broad Street Line Express toward Walnut–Locust (Spring Garden) → →      Broad Street Line Sports Express toward NRG (Spring Garden) → →      Broad–Ridge Spur toward 8th & Market (Fairmount) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Southbound	→      Broad Street Line Local toward NRG (Fairmount) →

References

External links

• Media related to Girard (SEPTA Broad Street Line station) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA - Girard BSL-BRS Station
• Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Trolley Station from Google Maps Street View