Spring Garden station is a

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station in

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, serving

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L trains. It is located on Spring Garden Street between 2nd and

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neighborhood. It is the westernmost station of the Frankford Elevated section of the line and the last westbound station before trains enter

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. Though the station's official address is on North Front Street, it is actually located in the median of the Delaware Expressway (

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) over Spring Garden Street, just north of the highway's interchange with the Vine Street Expressway (

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). The station is also served by two

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routes, the 25 and 43.

History

Spring Garden is one of the newest stations on the line. It opened in 1977 in conjunction with Interstate 95's routing through Philadelphia; about of the Market–Frankford Line tracks were realigned to the center median the highway. Spring Garden replaced the nearby Fairmount Avenue station, which was original to the Frankford Elevated that began serving trains in 1922. Fairmount Avenue was a "B" train

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station, although that service pattern has since been discontinued. Spring Garden is one of three stations on the Market–Frankford Line that is not

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, the other two being and stations. The addition of elevators in the station was announced in SEPTA's 2021–2032 Capital Program proposal; the station platform would be rehabilitated and made accessible to passengers with disabilities by 2026 at an estimated cost of $7.37 million. The project also includes the renovation of the existing platforms as well as new signage, lighting, and security cameras.

Station layout

The station has one

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—unlike most Market-Frankford stations—with a single entrance/exit on the south side of Spring Garden Street. There is also an exit-only staircase that serves the north side of the street.

References

External links

Images at NYCSubway.org
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