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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.
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]
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 Broad Street Line (BSL), [a] currently rebranding as the B, [b] is a rapid transit line in the SEPTA Metro network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.The line runs primarily north-south from the Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia through Center City Philadelphia to NRG station at Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia; the latter station provides access to the ...
The Cross County Pass costs $30.75 weekly and $115 monthly and can be used for all transit rides and all Regional Rail trips outside Center City Philadelphia within the time period. The pass can be used with a payment of an additional Zone 1 fare for travel into Center City 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 ...
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]
The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad 's once prestigious Main Line , it runs northwest from Center City Philadelphia parallel to Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike , also known as U ...