The station situated at the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue[3] in the Fishtown neighborhood.

Front–Girard is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the L, which began service on November 5, 1922.

[6] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of slab track, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project.

[7] The station's main entrance is located on the northwest corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue.

The westbound platform has an exit-only staircase descending to the northeast corner of the intersection.