Chinatown station is an underground

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. It is located on the

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's Broad-Ridge Spur, and is located at the eastern edge of Philadelphia's Chinatown at 8th and Race Streets. Corresponding to the signage in the Chinatown neighborhood, the station name signs are written in

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in addition to English. The station is adjacent to the

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School of Podiatric Medicine and the former

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Headquarters. Franklin Square and its abandoned PATCO station are located a block east of the station. North of the station, the subway runs underneath Ridge Avenue past the abandoned Spring Garden station, to the Fairmount station, after which it joins with the main tracks of the Broad Street subway. South of the station, the subway tracks run along 8th Street, parallel to the

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for two blocks, until the Broad–Ridge Spur approaches its terminus at the 8th Street station, located at 8th and Market Streets.

History

The station opened in 1932 as part of the Ridge–8th Street Subway. Trains originally operated from Market Street to Girard. Chinatown SEPTA 2018e

Station layout

The station has two

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s. The station's fare gates are located at street level.

Gallery

BSL-Chinatown-2018a.jpg, Broad Ridge Spur at the station BSL-Chinatown-2018c.jpg, Station signage Chinatown SEPTA 2018a.jpg, Station entrance Chinatown SEPTA 2018b.jpg, Stairway Chinatown SEPTA 2018c.jpg, Headhouse side with Chinese characters Chinatown SEPTA 2018d.jpg, Station pole with Broad Street Line label

References

External links

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SEPTA – Chinatown Station

Images at NYCSubway.org
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