SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
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| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Transit type | Trolley |
| Began operation | 1906 |
| No. of lines | 5 |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 2¼ in (1581 mm |
| Operator | SEPTA |
There are five "subway-surface" lines within the SEPTA system. These lines have a center corridor below Market Street, acting like a subway, with stops for all five routes at 13th Street, 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, 30th Street, and 33rd Street. The subway-surface lines run in the same tunnel as the Market-Frankford Line between about 15th Street and 30th Street, with the Market-Frankford Line on the inner tracks and the Subway-Surface lines on the outer tracks.
Free interchange with the Market-Frankford Line is available at 13th, 15th, and 30th Streets; free interchange with the Broad Street Line is available at 15th Street. Connections to the SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. The 13th and 15th Street Stations are connected via underground passageways to Market East Station and Suburban Station. The 30th Street station of the subway-surface lines is across the street from 30th Street Station, where SEPTA and Amtrak trains can be caught. There is an underground passageway between these stations, but it is currently closed.
The Route 10 trolley line surfaces at a portal on 36th Street just south of Market Street and heads northwest from there on surface streets. The other four trolley lines make further underground stops at 36th and Sansom Streets and at 37th and Spruce Streets, surface at the 40th St Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue, and head southwest on surface streets from there.
These lines are as follows:
- Route 10: Overbrook-Center City (Via Lancaster Ave.)
- Route 11: Darby Transportation Center-Center City (Via Woodland Ave.)
- Route 13: Yeadon-Center City (Via Chester Ave.)
- Route 34: Angora-Center City (Via Baltimore Ave.)
- Route 36: Eastwick-Center City (Via Elmwood Ave.)
Schedules for these lines can be found at the SEPTA website.
The Subway-Surface lines are the descendent of Philadelphia's once far more extensive streetcar system, converted to modern light rail operation and with trains operating underground through the city center. The system is comparable to two other light rail networks with similar histories: Boston's Green Line and San Francisco's Muni Metro. These two systems do, however, use longer, articulated LRT vehicles.
[edit] Stations
All stations are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and western suburbs. All S.S.L routes include: Route 10 Overbrook-Center City (Via Lancaster Ave.), Route 11 Darby Transportation Center-Center City (Via Woodland Ave.), Route 13 Darby Transportation Center and Yeadon-Center City (Via Chester Ave.), Route 34 Angora-Center City (Via Baltimore Ave.), and Route 36: Eastwick-Center City (Via Elmwood Ave.). Stations only on the Route 10 are shown in gray.
| Station | Lines | Notes |
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| 13th/Juniper | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | free transfer to Market-Frankford Line transfer to Broad Street Line at City Hall and SEPTA buses 28, 57, 70, C |
| 15th St | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | free transfer to Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Line at City Hall transfer to SEPTA Regional Rail at Suburban Station transfer to SEPTA buses 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 121, C |
| 19th St | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | |
| 22nd St | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | |
| 30th St | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | free transfer to Market-Frankford Line transfer to SEPTA Regional Rail |
| 33rd St | 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 | |
| 36th Street Portal | 10 | photo link |
| 63rd & Malvern | 10 | photo link another photo link |
| Sansom Commons (36th Street) | 11, 13, 34, 36 | |
| 37th/Spruce | 11, 13, 34, 36 | |
| 40th St Portal | 11, 13, 34, 36 | photo link |
| 61st & Baltimore | 34 | |
| Mt. Moriah | 13 | |
| Yeadon | 13 | |
| Darby Transportation Center | 11, 13 | Limited service on Route 13 to this station |
| Eastwick | 36 | Within walking distance of the Eastwick R1 station |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- MetroMapr.com | Interactive Google Maps of the transit systems in Boston, DC, and Philadelphia with search.
- Map of subway surface lines in West Philadelphia
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| City Division | Market-Frankford Line - Broad Street Line - Subway-Surface Lines - Girard Avenue Trolley (Route 15) |
| Suburban Divisions | Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) - Suburban Trolley Lines (Routes 101 & 102) |
| Regional Rail | R1 - R2 - R3 - R5 - R6 - R7 - R8 |
| Major Stations | Market East Station - Suburban Station - 30th Street Station |
