Spring Garden station (soon to be known as Broad–Spring Garden station^[1]) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street subway 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 Community College of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia Building, the Inquirer Building (former home of Philadelphia newspapers The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News), Ben Franklin High School and miscellaneous office buildings, restaurants, and clubs. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is ten blocks west of the station, while the Northern Liberties 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.

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Spring Garden
General information
Location	500 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9621°N 75.1615°W / 39.9621; -75.1615
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 43
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	2009-2012
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Race–Vine toward NRG Broad Street Line Local Fairmount toward Fern Rock T.C. Race–Vine toward Walnut–Locust Broad Street Line Express Girard toward Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Race–Vine toward NRG Fairmount toward Fern Rock Transit Center Race–Vine toward Walnut–Locust Broad–Girard toward Fern Rock Transit Center
Location
Spring Garden Location within Philadelphia

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Spring Garden station is the seventh busiest station on the Broad Street Line, with 10,000 riders a day.^[2]

• Spring Garden station with the Philadelphia Inquirer building and Center City buildings visible in the background
• Tiles at Spring Garden station
• Spring Garden southwest entrance