North Philadelphia (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

North Philadelphia
A train at North Philadelphia station in 2011
Location	2700 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′39″N 75°09′16″W / 39.99417°N 75.15444°W / 39.99417; -75.15444Coordinates: 39°59′39″N 75°09′16″W / 39.99417°N 75.15444°W / 39.99417; -75.15444
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 54 At North Broad:   Manayunk/Norristown Line   Lansdale/Doylestown Line At North Philadelphia station:   Trenton Line   Chestnut Hill West Line   Keystone Service   Northeast Regional
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Rebuilt	April 29, 2010
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts) (BSL)
Previous names	Lehigh
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Susquehanna–Dauphin toward AT&T Station Broad Street Line Local Allegheny toward Fern Rock Girard toward 8th & Market Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Erie toward Fern Rock

North Philadelphia is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line. It serves both local trains and Broad-Ridge Spur trains. It is located in Philadelphia 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 North Broad station (served by SEPTA Regional Rail) and North Philadelphia station (served by Regional Rail and Amtrak).

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 North Philadelphia station and the Reading Railroad'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; 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 complete but the elevators were not yet installed. The rebuilt station was dedicated on April 29, 2010.