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Penn planned the city to stretch between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and his grid plan of present-day Center City followed a 22-by-8-block pattern. [1] The plan included a large square in the center of the town (present day location of Philadelphia City Hall), and four public squares near each corner of the city. [1]
Today, the Main Line is another name for the western suburbs of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30) and the former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and extending from the city limits to, traditionally, Bryn Mawr and ultimately Paoli, [12] an area of about 200 square miles (520 km 2).
Although some of Philadelphia's transit lines date to the 19th century and the SEPTA agency began operations in 1965, the transit network itself had no formal name until 2024, when it was named "SEPTA Metro" as part of an effort to make the system easier to navigate. The effort is also replacing each line's name with a single letter, plus a ...
The Market–Frankford Line (MFL), [a] currently rebranding as the L, [b] is a rapid transit line in the SEPTA Metro network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.The MFL runs from the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, just outside of West Philadelphia, through Center City Philadelphia to the Frankford Transportation Center in Near Northeast Philadelphia.
Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill West Line: Temple University: Chestnut Hill West: 14 14.7 mi (23.7 km) 2,768 Philadelphia: Cynwyd Line: Suburban Station: Cynwyd: 7 6.1 mi (9.8 km) 112 Philadelphia, Montgomery County: Fox Chase Line: 30th Street Station: Fox Chase: 10 12.5 mi (20.1 km) 2,425 Philadelphia: Lansdale/ Doylestown Line: 30th Street ...
Center City, Philadelphia: Philadelphia: PRT: 1908 Formerly known as 5th Street 8th–Market† Center City, Philadelphia: Philadelphia: PRT: 1908 (MFL) 1932 (BRS) PATCO Jefferson Station: 11th Street: Center City, Philadelphia: Philadelphia: PRT: 1908 Jefferson Station: 13th Street† Center City, Philadelphia: Philadelphia: PRT: 1908 Formerly ...
Pages in category "Philadelphia Main Line" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
As of 2024, it is the only trolley line in Philadelphia that is not part of the subway–surface trolley lines. SEPTA PCC III vehicles are used on the line. The line was first opened in 1859 as a horse car line operated by the Richmond and Schuylkill River Passenger Railway, and electrified in 1895, with extensions in 1902 and 1903. [8]