Walnut–Locust (BSL station)

Walnut-Locust
Station entrance via the South Broad Street concourse
Location	200 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643Coordinates: 39°56′57″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9493°N 75.1643°W / 39.9493; -75.1643
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Broad Street Line Local and Express
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	4
Connections	PATCO Speedline at 12th-13th & Locust and 15th-16th & Locust SEPTA City Bus: 4, 9, 12, 21, 27, 32, 42
Construction
Disabled access	Yes (transfer to PATCO at 12th-13th & Locust not accessible)
History
Opened	April 20, 1930
Electrified	Third rail (600 volts)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Lombard–South toward AT&T Station Broad Street Line Local  Local  City Hall toward Fern Rock AT&T Station toward  Broad Street Line  Sports Express  Terminus Broad Street Line Express  Express  Preceding station   PATCO   Following station Terminus PATCO Speedline Local 12–13th & Locust toward Lindenwold PATCO Speedline Philadelphia Express

Walnut–Locust is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue of the Arts district of Center City, Philadelphia.

Walnut–Locust is served by local trains, special "sport express" trains, and is the southern terminus for express trains, which reverse direction on tracks immediately south of the station. On the "sport express" line, the station is the last stop before its terminus at the AT&T station.

It is attached by the Center City Commuter Connection underground concourse to City Hall Station and PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust Station and 15–16th & Locust Station. However, no free interchange is available to either of these stations.

Passengers utilizing Walnut-Locust station may access the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Bellevue shops and restaurants, and the Academy of Music. Seven blocks east of the station lies Washington Square, while Rittenhouse Square lies four blocks west.

Walnut-Locust Station was originally built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company on April 20, 1930. Until 1969, it was the original southern terminus of the Broad–Ridge Spur and Bridge Street Line. This was eventually replaced by the aforementioned Center City Commuter Connection.