Spring Garden is a subway station on SEPTA's

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station with four tracks and two island platforms. Spring Garden is the northernmost station in Center City, serving

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, the School District of Philadelphia Building, the Inquirer Building (former home of Philadelphia newspapers ''

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'' and ''

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''), Ben Franklin High School and miscellaneous office buildings, restaurants, and clubs. The

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is ten blocks west of the station, while the

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neighborhood lies approximately eight blocks east. Near this station is Masterman Laboratory & Demonstration School. There are numerous restaurants and shops nearby which makes this a very busy station. Spring Garden station is the seventh busiest station on the Broad Street Line, with 10,000 riders a day.Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2008–2019 Capital Program. SEPTA (27 May 2007)

Station layout

Gallery

Spring Garden 2018.jpg, Spring Garden station with the ''

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'' building and Center City buildings visible in the background File:Spring Garden2.jpg, Tiles at Spring Garden station Spring Garden 2018a.jpg, Spring Garden southwest entrance

References

External links

SEPTA - Spring Garden BSL Station

Spring Garden Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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