Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a

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. The station is located between Walnut Street and

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at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of

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. 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. On the special service, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the NRG station. 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. The concourse connects to City Hall Station, the

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, Subway–Surface Trolley Lines,

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and

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's 12–13th & Locust Station and

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. However, no free interchange is available. Passengers utilizing Walnut–Locust station may access the

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, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while

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lies four blocks west.

History

Walnut-Locust station was built by the city of

and opened on April 20, 1930. This extended express trains one stop south from their initial terminus at City Hall station.

Station layout

Gallery

broadstconcourse2018a.jpg, Station entrance separated from common complex broadstconcourse20181.jpg, Platform signage broadstconcourse2018c.jpg, Tile work at the station File:Entrée Broad Street Line.JPG, Entrance from the northwest corner of Walnut Street and South Broad Street. broadstconcourse.jpg, Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse broadstconcourse2018b.jpg, Signs pointing towards PATCO trains broadstconcourse2018d.jpg, Entrance to station complex at Broad and Locust broadstconcourse2018e.jpg, Transfer tunnel to PATCO trains broadstconcourse2018f.jpg, PATCO mezzanine at 15-16 and Locust

References

External links

Walnut Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Locust Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Spruce Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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