Walnut–Locust station

This article is about Center City Philadelphia subway station. For the trolley station in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, see Walnut Street station (SEPTA).

Walnut–Locust is a subway station on the SEPTA Metro B 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.

Walnut–Locust
Walnut–Locust station platform
General information
Location	200 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	PATCO (at 12–13th & Locust or 15-16th & Locust) SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes, except transfer to PATCO at 12-13th & Locust
History
Opened	April 20, 1930
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Lombard–South toward NRG Station 15th Street/City Hall toward Fern Rock Transit Center Terminus NRG special events Terminus
Location

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special express trains for sporting events, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. For B2 special express trains, this station is the last stop before its terminus at the NRG station. Passengers that are on a B2 special express can get off here and board a B1 for service between NRG & Walnut Locust.

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 15th Street/City Hall, the L, T, Regional Rail and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. 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.

Gallery

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  Station entrance separated from common complex
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  Platform signage
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  Tile work at the station
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  Entrance from the northwest corner of Walnut Street and South Broad Street.
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  Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse
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  Signs pointing towards PATCO trains
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  Entrance to station complex at Broad and Locust
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  Transfer tunnel to PATCO trains
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  PATCO mezzanine at 15-16 and Locust