Broad–Girard station is a

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station served by B trains and G trolleys in the Francisville section of

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. The station receives express service, with B2 and B3 trains stopping at the station. It has four underground tracks and two underground central platforms. On the surface, G trolleys stop along

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. The station is located in a very busy commercial strip along Girard Avenue, and also serves the southernmost sections of

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. This is the last station where southbound riders can transfer freely between B3 trains and B1 and B2 trains, and the three services commonly meet here and wait for one another. A transfer is available at the station between the B and G. Broad–Girard station is the 10th busiest station on the B, with 7,500 passengers a day.Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (2007-05-27). The station was featured prominently in the 2019 sci-fi movie In the Shadow of the Moon.

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Girard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Trolley Station from Google Maps Street View
{{SEPTA Metro stations, B1=y, B2=y, B3=y, G1=y SEPTA Metro B stations SEPTA Metro G stations Railway stations in Philadelphia Railway stations in the United States opened in 1928 Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania