Race–Vine is a

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subway station on the

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B. It is located at 300 North Broad Street ( PA 611) in the Center City of Philadelphia. It serves both local and express trains. The station is named after Vine Street, which today acts as frontage roads along

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and nearby Race Street, although the given address is closer to westbound Vine than Race. This stop is also used as the official stop for the

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on the B; signs will direct passengers to the appropriate exits. However, riding the B one stop further south to 15th Street/City Hall and then connecting to the L east toward Frankford and then exiting at 11th Street station will bring passengers right inside the

and the Fashion District. In addition to the Convention Center and other sights on the westernmost edge of

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, the Race–Vine station serves several office buildings, including

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, the Parkway Museum District,

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, and

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's School of Nursing. Passengers may connect to

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Routes 4, 16, and 27 here, in addition to a number of

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bus routes, which board on the northeast corner of Broad and Vine Streets. Until the mid-1990s, there was a concourse leading up Broad Street from

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to the Race Street side of the station. The trains announce this, but the older New Flyers did not announce the NJT Bus transfer.

References

Gallery

File:BSL02RaceVine.jpg, Race–Vine station in 2010 BSL02RaceVine2018.jpg, Race–Vine station 2018 in with the

Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the office ...

visible in the background File:SEPTA Broad Street Subway car at Race-Vine.jpg, Broad Street Line train at the station

External links

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Vine Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Race Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Metro B stations Broad Street Railway stations in Philadelphia Railway stations in the United States opened in 1928 Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub