Walnut–Locust station

Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.

This article is about Center City Philadelphia subway station. For the trolley station in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, see Walnut Street station (SEPTA).
Walnut–Locust
BSL station platform
Location200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 island platforms
cross-platform interchange
Tracks4
Connections
  PATCO Speedline at 12th-13th & Locust, 15th-16th & Locust

SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42
Construction
Disabled accessYes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible)
History
OpenedApril 20, 1930
ElectrifiedThird rail (600 volts)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Lombard–South
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 City Hall
toward Fern Rock
Terminus Broad Street Line
Express
NRG
(special events)
Terminus
Location
Walnut–Locust
Location within Philadelphia

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special "sport express" trains, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the "sport express" line, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the NRG station.

It is the southernmost station in the Center City Concourse, the 500,000+ sq ft underground pedestrian concourse in Center City, which extends to Spruce Street.[1] The concourse connects to City Hall Station, the Market–Frankford Line, Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, Regional Rail and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available.

Passengers utilizing Walnut–Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.

History

Walnut-Locust station was built by the city of Philadelphia and opened on April 20, 1930.[2] This extended express trains one stop south from their initial terminus at City Hall station.

Station layout
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, fare control, Center City Concourse passageway to PATCO at 15–16th & Locust[3]
P
Platform level		 Southbound local ←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Lombard – South)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Southbound Express ←      Broad Street Line alighting passengers only
←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (special events only) (Terminus)
Northbound express →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound local →      Broad Street Line toward Fern Rock (City Hall) →

References
  1. "Center City Concourse Improvement Program". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "world.nycsubway.org: SEPTA Broad Street Subway". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  • Station entrance separated from common complex
  • Platform signage
  • Tile work at the station
  • Entrance from the northwest corner of Walnut Street and South Broad Street.
  • Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse
  • Signs pointing towards PATCO trains
  • Entrance to station complex at Broad and Locust
  • Transfer tunnel to PATCO trains
  • PATCO mezzanine at 15-16 and Locust
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