Spring Garden — Local services in Philadelphia

Nestled in between the North and South bound lanes of I-95, Spring Garden Station is a really great spot. The vehicles speeding by make it really difficult to listen to podcasts while you're waiting for the train. But let's not forget about just how WINDY it is! You can tell Septa went the extra mile to protect their riders from the elements.

But the absolute best part is the smell: it is an olfactory experience not to be missed. Particularly in the northern stairs, there is a very strong smell of urine. If you're a regular like me (I'm there almost every day), sometimes you get lucky and it'll have extra peaty notes to it; most likely from bums eating a meal of asparagus.

(For real though: I really do like that they fixed the lights on the...

Station is usually clean. It’s in between the south and north lanes of I-95 so it’s usually pretty loud. From what I know, it’s not wheelchair accessible but you have a great view of the city once you’re up. Also It needs some sound proofing. Seems like your standing in the middle of the highway, which is nearly true.

Worst part of this station is the public peeing in the exit area near the turnstiles. It stinks and...

Let's see here... It is convenient for getting to the Flixbus Stop (as I was using this station for), however, when exiting the station there are needles, human feces, etc. It (like the rest of the subway system) smells like human excretion. Gets the job done but if you don't like human feces look down and watch your step...