15th St/City Hall Station
Broad Street Line and Market–Frankford Line · transfer station
15th St/City Hall is stop number 15 of 22 on the Broad Street Line, counting out from Fern Rock Transit Center, and stop 8 counting back from NRG Station.
It is one of the three places where two lines meet: the Broad Street Line and the Market–Frankford Line share the name but not the platforms, so a transfer here means walking between them. How long that walk takes is not in the published data, so this site does not put a number on it.
Every Broad Street pattern stops here — local, express and the Ridge Avenue spur.
The platforms here are declared differently: some step-free, some not, and the data does not say which is which.
First and last train at 15th St/City Hall
| Line | Day | Direction | First train | Last train | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Monday to Friday | towards NRG Station | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 199 |
| B | Monday to Friday | towards Fern Rock TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 199 |
| B | Saturday | towards NRG Station | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 108 |
| B | Saturday | towards Fern Rock TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 108 |
| B | Sunday | towards NRG Station | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 104 |
| B | Sunday | towards Fern Rock TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 104 |
| B | Holiday service | towards NRG Station | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 109 |
| B | Holiday service | towards Fern Rock TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 109 |
| L | Monday to Friday | towards Frankford TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 166 |
| L | Monday to Friday | towards 69th St TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 166 |
| L | Saturday | towards Frankford TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 104 |
| L | Saturday | towards 69th St TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 103 |
| L | Sunday | towards Frankford TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 104 |
| L | Sunday | towards 69th St TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 103 |
| L | Holiday service | towards Frankford TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 111 |
| L | Holiday service | towards 69th St TC | 5:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 110 |
How long it takes from 15th St/City Hall
| Destination | Train | Running time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th-Market | L all stops | 2 min | 2 |
| Drexel Station at 30th Street | L all stops | 2 min | 1 |
| Walnut-Locust | B Express | 2 min | 1 |
| NRG Station | B Local | 14 min | 7 |
| 69th Street Transit Center | L all stops | 15 min | 10 |
| Fern Rock Transit Center | B Express | 19 min | 6 |
Changing lines at 15th St/City Hall
Change here between the Broad Street Line and Market–Frankford Line. The two lines use different platforms — 6 platform identifiers sit under this station name — and how long the walk between them takes is not published, so there is no number for it here or in the trip planner.
Platform signs do not agree with each other here: the Broad Street platforms are signed City Hall and the Market–Frankford platforms 15th Street. They are one station, and the schedule data treats them as one.
The stations either side
| Station | Straight-line distance | Running time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous stop | Race-Vine | 0.33 mi (534 m) | 2 min |
| Next stop | Walnut-Locust | 0.26 mi (426 m) | 2 min |
This is one of the shortest gaps on the Broad Street Line Local — 426 m to the next platform.
What is near 15th St/City Hall
- MuseumPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artsabout 408 m away · 5 min on foot · Wikipedia
- MuseumThe Library Companyabout 699 m away · 9 min on foot · Wikipedia
- UniversityDrexel University College of Nursing and Health Professionsabout 556 m away · 7 min on foot · Wikipedia
- UniversityDrexel University College Of Medicineabout 603 m away · 8 min on foot · Wikipedia
- TheatrePrince Music Theatreabout 273 m away · 3 min on foot · OpenStreetMap
- TheatreAcademy of Musicabout 657 m away · 8 min on foot · Wikipedia
- TheatreWilma Theaterabout 778 m away · 10 min on foot · Wikipedia
- City hallPhiladelphia City Hallabout 139 m away · 2 min on foot · Wikipedia
- MarketReading Terminal Marketabout 645 m away · 8 min on foot · Wikipedia
- MuseumThe Philadelphia Masonic Temple, Library and Museumabout 317 m away · 4 min on foot · official site
Within 600 m · walking figures are estimates · © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
Other services at 15th St/City Hall
- T1streetcar · 47 m from the platform
- T2streetcar · 47 m from the platform
- T3streetcar · 47 m from the platform
- T4streetcar · 47 m from the platform
- T5streetcar · 47 m from the platform
Step-free access at 15th St/City Hall
| Inside this complex | Count |
|---|---|
| Elevators | 11 |
| Escalators | 2 |
| Stairways | 65 (1046 steps in all) |
| Walkways and passages | 209 |
| Street entrances described | 10 |
| Levels | 4 — 33034_PLATFORM, 33034_T_WB_PLATFORM, 33034_MEZZANINE, 33034_STREET |
One of only six complexes the source describes inside: 311 rows of walkways, stairs, elevators and gates, with their lengths. (The other 64.)
Questions about 15th St/City Hall
On a weekday, towards NRG Station the first is 5:00 am and the last 12:30 am (next day) and towards Fern Rock TC the first is 5:00 am and the last 12:30 am (next day). (Other days.)
8th-Market is the nearest of them, 2 minutes away with 1 stops in between. (Trip planner.)
Partly. 15th St/City Hall is one of the 5 stations whose platforms are declared differently — some step-free, some not — and the source does not say which platform is which. (All 70 stations.)
Broad Street Line Local, Broad Street Line Express, and Market-Frankford Line All Stops. (What each one skips.)
Yes — between the Broad Street Line and Market–Frankford Line, on separate platforms. Two of the four ways to pay carry free transfers for 2 hours. (Which ones.)
Within about 600 m: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Library Company, and Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. The list above gives 10.
5 routes have a stop within 250 m: T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5.