North Philadelphia station is a

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station on

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. It serves both local trains and Broad-Ridge Spur trains. It is located in

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under North Broad Street with headhouses at Glenwood Avenue and Lehigh Avenue. The station takes its name from this portion of the city in spite of being one of several stations serving the area. It is adjacent to

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(served by

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) and

North Philadelphia station North Philadelphia station is an intercity rail and regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located on North Broad Street in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Southeastern Pennsylv ...

(served by Regional Rail and

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History

The North Philadelphia station opened with the initial segment of the Broad Street Line on September 1, 1928, in the growing North Philadelphia area. The Pennsylvania Railroad's

and the

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's then-under-construction North Broad Street station were nearby; a direct passage was built from the subway station to the pedestrian underpass at North Broad Street station. As the neighborhood deteriorated over the decades, the passage was closed, and the headhouses at Glenwood Avenue became exit-only. Around 2005, SEPTA embarked on a $17.7 million reconstruction of the station which included five new headhouses (including the ability to enter from Glenwood), elevators for handicapped accessibility, new signage, and improved amenities. The work was originally to be completed by in fall 2007; however, by the end of 2007, the headhouses were finished but the elevators were not yet installed. The rebuilt station was dedicated on April 29, 2010.

Station layout

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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1928 North Philadelphia BSL 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub