Fairmount (SEPTA Station)

Fairmount is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (local tracks) and the Broad-Ridge Spur. There are three separate platforms; currently the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) Northbound platforms connect inside the fare-gates, but the Broad Street Line Southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting. At one point in time there was a connection to Broad-Ridge Spur trains from the southbound platform of the Broad Street Main Line, that entrance can be seen at platform level heading south toward the end the platform, it is a seal off entrance painted black . Travelers wishing to switch between the Broad-Ridge Spur and the southbound BSL, or to switch to or from the BSL Express line, should connect at Girard. The Broad-Ridge spur platform is shortened and can only accommodate short 2-car trains; the unused part of the platform is visible from passing trains and is covered in layers of graffiti. Faimount Station on the Broad-Ridge Spur has a full Mezzanine Concourse extending from Wallace Street to Ridge Avenue now abandon.