Spring Garden Street station

Spring Garden Street
The abandoned station in May 2021
General information
Coordinates39°57′43″N 75°09′11″W / 39.961943°N 75.153057°W / 39.961943; -75.153057
Line(s)Reading Viaduct (Ninth Street Branch)
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1893
ClosedNovember 6, 1984[1]
Former services (SEPTA)
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Reading Terminal
Terminus
Bethlehem Line Temple University
toward Allentown
Chestnut Hill East Line Temple University
Newtown Line Temple University
toward Newtown
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Temple University
toward Doylestown
     Pottsville Line did not stop here
Reading Terminal
Terminus
Warminster Line Temple University
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Temple University
Former services (Reading)
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Philadelphia
Terminus
Main Line Columbia Avenue
toward Pottsville
Bethlehem Branch Columbia Avenue
toward Bethlehem
Chestnut Hill Branch Girard Avenue
New York Branch Columbia Avenue
Norristown Branch Columbia Avenue
toward Elm Street
Location
Map

Spring Garden Street station was a train station in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was built by the Reading Railroad and located on the Reading Viaduct. Service to Spring Garden Street ended in 1984 with the opening of the Center City Commuter Connection, which bypassed the Reading Terminal, and the building was demolished in 2021.

  1. ^ Williams, Edgar (November 6, 1984). "A Fond Adieu to Reading Terminal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon