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Spring Garden station (Market–Frankford Line)

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Spring Garden MFL; Southbound Train
Spring Garden MFL; Southbound Train

Spring Garden station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Market–Frankford Line. It is located on Spring Garden Street between 2nd and Front Streets in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. It is the westernmost station of the Frankford Elevated section of the line and the last westbound station before trains enter Center City Philadelphia. Though the station's official address is on North Front Street, it is actually located in the median of the Delaware Expressway (Interstate 95) over Spring Garden Street, just north of the highway's interchange with the Vine Street Expressway (Interstate 676). The station is also served by two SEPTA City Bus routes, the 25 and 43.

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Spring Garden station (Market–Frankford Line)
Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia

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Spring Garden Street 199
19123 Philadelphia
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