NRG station

This article is about the rapid transit station serving the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. For the train station serving NRG Park in Houston, Texas, see Stadium Park/Astrodome station.
NRG
NRG station platform
General information
Location3600 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′19″N 75°10′24″W / 39.9054°N 75.1732°W / 39.9054; -75.1732
Owned byCity of Philadelphia
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 4, 17[1]
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 8, 1973[2]
Previous namesPattison (1973–2010)
AT&T (2010–2018)[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Broad Street Line Oregon
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Broad Street Line
Express (special events)
 Walnut–Locust
toward Fern Rock T.C.
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Terminus Oregon
toward Fern Rock
special events
 Walnut–Locust
toward Fern Rock
Location
Map

NRG station (formerly named AT&T station, and earlier Pattison station) is the southern terminus of SEPTA's Broad Street Line, located at 3600 South Broad Street, at the intersection with Pattison Avenue in the South Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] The station's naming rights were sold to NRG Energy in 2018.[5] Previously, naming rights were sold to AT&T for eight years.[3]

NRG station is located within short walking distance of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, providing access to Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field, the Wells Fargo Center, and Xfinity Live! Philadelphia, the home venues of Philadelphia's four main professional sports teams – the Phillies, Flyers, 76ers, and Eagles, as well as the Temple University football team, select games of the Villanova University men's basketball team, and Philadelphia Wings lacrosse team.[6]

All local Broad Street Line trains serve the station. SEPTA often operates special "Sports Express" trains before and after large events. These trains run nonstop between NRG and Walnut–Locust stations and make express stops north to Fern Rock Transportation Center.[7] The station has a park and ride lot not operated by SEPTA; it is used for stadium parking during sporting events.[8]

  1. ^ "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Subway Extension To Stadium Opens". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 7, 1973. p. 23. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "SEPTA approves changing name of Pattison station to AT&T". Philadelphia Inquirer. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ^ "AT&T Station". SEPTA. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ^ McCrone, Brian (26 July 2018). "The Last Stop on Broad Street Line? The SEPTA Station You Get Off for the Sports Stadiums? It's Getting a New Corporate Name". nbcphiladelphia.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference signs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Broad Street Line Sports Express". SEPTA. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Non-SEPTA parking for NRG Station (Formerly AT&T Station)". SEPTA. Retrieved June 11, 2020.