Front–Girard station
Front–Girard station is a rapid transit and trolley station served by SEPTA Metro L and G trains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station situated at the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue in the Fishtown neighborhood.Photo: SignalPAD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: rail station on the Market-Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Girard” and “Girard station”
- Address: 1200 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and Bodine High School for International Affairs.
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Wmflanagan, CC0.
The Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church is located at Front and Allen Streets in Philadelphia, PA 19123 in the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania section of the city; after over 140 years as an independent parish, it became a worship site of the adjacent St. Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church is situated 1,100 feet south of Front–Girard station.
Bodine High School for International Affairs
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is a historic high school in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. Bodine High School for International Affairs is situated 1,900 feet west of Front–Girard station.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
Casino
Photo: Ii2nmd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia, formerly SugarHouse Casino, is a casino entertainment development along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Fishtown neighborhood, one of five stand-alone casinos awarded a gaming license on December 20, 2006 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Rivers Casino Philadelphia is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Front–Girard station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olde Kensington and Northern Liberties.
Olde Kensington
Neighborhood
Olde Kensington, also known as South Kensington, is a neighborhood located in North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. South Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of Norris Square, east of Ludlow, and west of Fishtown.
Northern Liberties
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Center City along the Delaware River. Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.
Fishtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northeast of Center City Philadelphia, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Front Street, and York Street.
Front–Girard station
- Categories: elevated station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.96892° or 39° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-75.13623° or 75° 8′ 10″ westOpen location code
87F6XV97+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1118188483OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5564142
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Front–Girard station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉拉德站”
- French: “Girard”
- Spanish: “Girard (línea Market–Frankford)”
- Spanish: “Girard”
- Urdu: “فرنٹ–گیرارڈ اسٹیشن”
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