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The first trackless trolley (trolley bus) service in Philadelphia was operated by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, [5] which had been established in 1902 [6] by the merger of several then-independent transit companies operating within the city and its environs. Through a reorganization, the company became the Philadelphia Transportation ...
SEPTA was created in 1962, and purchased PTC's transit operations on September 30, 1968. The former Philadelphia Suburban Transit Company's Red Arrow Lines followed on January 29, 1970, after which SEPTA designated the city services as its "City Transit Division". Many of today's bus and trackless trolley routes were once streetcar lines.
A SEPTA bus stop sign SEPTA bus operating along Route 7 SEPTA Route 66 trackless trolley SEPTA is a regional public transportation authority [ 17 ] that operates bus , rapid transit , commuter rail , light rail , and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.
SEPTA Route 11. Route 11, also known as the Woodland Avenue Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Darby Transportation Center in Darby, Pennsylvania. It is one of five lines that are part of the subway ...
Jefferson Station is located adjacent to multiple surface bus routes operated by both SEPTA and NJ Transit. Additionally, the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was located immediately north of the station across Filbert Street. However on June 26, 2023, Greyhound relocated its Philadelphia terminal to 6th and Market. [19]
runs to the Darby Transportation Center. SEPTA Route 13, also known as the Chester Avenue Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects 13th Street Station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Yeadon and Darby, Pennsylvania. It is one of five lines that are part of the ...
On March 23, 2023, SEPTA released a new draft plan for Bus Revolution, SEPTA's bus network redesign. As part of the plan, Route 38 would be cut back to 30th Street Station. The final plan, approved on May 23, 2024, retains the terminal at 5th and Market Streets and reroutes Route 38 to serve 30th Street Station and Mantua before terminating at ...
SEPTA Metro is an urban rail transit network in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The network includes two rapid transit lines, a light metro line, a surface-running trolley line, and a subway–surface trolley line, totaling 78 miles (126 km) [b] of ...