All Aboard! Philly’s Broad-Ridge Subway

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-05:00

801 Market St | Philadelphia

Hidden City Philadelphia
Publisher/HostHidden City Philadelphia
All Aboard! Philly\u2019s Broad-Ridge Subway
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Jerry Silverman will lead us on a tour of the Broad Street and Ridge Avenue Subway lines. Total time 2 hours.
About this Event

Theme: WHAT NEVER WAS, AND WHAT IS NO MORE.

Event lasts 2 hours. Meet at NW Corner of 8th & Market outside GIANT. Bathrooms are available there.

Jerry Silverman leads us on a tour of the Broad Street and Ridge Avenue Subway lines. Travel the Ridge Spur north to Fern Rock, where the subway actually exits the tunnel. From there, we go south to the NRG station at the stadiums and view the hidden lower level. We wrap up by returning north to the Walnut-Locust City Hall stations and learn about never-finished lines. Along the way, see old subway cars rusting at Fern Rock Station, ride through ghost stations, and lament the train lines to Cheltenham, Darby, Germantown, Northeast Philly, and others that were never completed. Guide Jerry Silverman was born to give this tour. He was the very first rider ever on PATCO as a teenager, and later served as chair of the SEPTA Citizen Advisory Committee.

***PLEASE NOTE*** You will need to purchase one SEPTA fare. If you haven't used SEPTA before, arrive a little early and we'll help get you set up. NO BATHROOMS EN ROUTE.


Hidden City Members, use your promo codes for discounts on tickets!

Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project coordinator Alison Zeidman at [email protected].

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

801 Market St, 801 Market Street, Philadelphia, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 23.18

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