Protest crowds disrupted Broad Street Line to DNC

SEPTA restored service on the Broad Street Line around 8:30 p.m., after protesters earlier blocked access to the subway station Democratic National Convention attendees expected to use for the evening's events.

For over three hours, southbound trains between Oregon Station and AT&T Station were open only to passengers with DNC credentials.

Protests were ongoing throughout the day, and about 4 p.m. more than 1,000 Bernie Sanders supporters faced off with police directly outside AT&T Station. When police asked them to move, some protesters instead sat on the sidewalk.

The Broad Street Line, which travels north-south through Philadelphia, is the major public transit route convention-goers could use to travel from Center City to Democratic National Convention events at the Wells Fargo Center. Passengers have been disembarking at Oregon Station and walking to the site of the convention about a mile away.