Lombard–South station is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line, located at 500 South Broad Street, at the intersection of Broad Street and Lombard Street in the Washington Square West area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] It serves only Broad Street Line local service trains and consists of one platform.
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Location | 500 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°56′41″N 75°09′55″W / 39.9447°N 75.1653°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 4, 27, 32, 40 | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No, planned[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 20, 1930 | |||||||||||||||||
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Lombard–South station is located within short walking distance of the South Street Headhouse District (approximately 4-5 blocks east). Other area sights include the University of the Arts, Peirce College, and, approximately four blocks west, the Graduate Hospital campus and neighborhood.
Station layout
editThere are four street entrances to the station, two at Broad and South streets, as well as two at Broad and Lombard streets.
Gallery
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Station entrance
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Mezzanine level (near the Lombard Street exit). This is the last station that uses the 1928/1930 tilework that was used on the stations north of Broad Street.
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Entrance at South & Broad
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Entrance at Lombard & Broad
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Street level station entrance at Lombard and Broad
References
edit- ^ "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget" (PDF). SEPTA. July 27, 2022. p. 105. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ SEPTA (2006). "Lombard-South."
External links
edit- SEPTA – Lombard–South station
- Lombard Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- South Street entrance from Google Maps Street View