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It has been suggested that this article should be split into articles titled SEPTA City Transit Division and List of SEPTA bus routes. (discuss) (May 2024) |
Parent | SEPTA |
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Founded | 1968 |
Headquarters | 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Locale | Philadelphia |
Service area | Philadelphia and immediate vicinity |
Service type | Local bus service |
Routes | 79 |
Fleet | 977 |
Operator | SEPTA |
Chief executive | Leslie Richards (General Manager)[1] |
Website | septa |
The City Transit Division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) operate almost all of Philadelphia's public transit, including all six trolley, three trackless trolley, and 70 bus lines within city limits. Some of the bordering municipalities are served by the City Transit division, despite not being part of the city. For example, Cheltenham Township has 13 city division routes and no Suburban Division ones. The City Transit division also operates the 400 Series routes which are designed to serve students attending schools in the city of Philadelphia.
The City Transit Division is broken down into seven districts (Allegheny, Callowhill, Comly, Elmwood, Frankford, Midvale, and Southern) and Contract Operations.
History
Transit in Philadelphia began with multiple independent horse car, cable, and traction companies, including the privately established entities: Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company, the Thirteenth & Fifteenth Street Passenger Railway Company, West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company, etc.[2][3][4] In 1895 these companies began amalgamating into three large operations: the Electric Traction Company, the People's Traction Company, and the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC). The following year they consolidated as the Union Traction Company (UTC). In 1902 UTC went bankrupt; it was reorganized as the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) on July 1.
Despite efforts by Thomas E. Mitten, PRT itself went bankrupt in 1939. A new Philadelphia Transportation Company was formed in 1940 to assume PRT's business. National City Lines (NCL) took over management of the PTC on March 1, 1955, and began a program of converting streetcar lines to bus routes. 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. Many of the numbered routes were once lettered or named bus routes.
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The first bus route was Route A, established in 1923 between Center City Philadelphia and Frankford Terminal via Strawberry Mansion, Hunting Park Avenue, and Roosevelt Boulevard. Route R replaced Route A along Hunting Park and Roosevelt. Route A then served Roxborough and Andorra within Philadelphia and Barren Hill in Montgomery County. Route A was eliminated and replaced by bus Routes 9, 27, and 32 on February 4, 1984.
List of routes
Numbered routes
Current routes
Route | Terminals | Major streets traveled | District[5] | Service notes | History | |
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1[6] | Parx Casino | 54th Street and City Avenue | City Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, Roosevelt Boulevard | Comly & Frankford | Limited-stop No Sunday service |
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Decatur Road and Drummond Drive | Limited-stop Select weekday trips only | |||||
Byberry East Industrial Park | Wissahickon Transportation Center | Limited-stop Select rush hour trips only | ||||
2[7] | 20th and Johnston Streets | Pulaski and Hunting Park Avenues | 16th Street (northbound) / 17th Street (southbound) | Midvale & Southern |
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Wayne Junction station |
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3[9] | 33rd Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue | Frankford Transportation Center | Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Kensington Avenue, and Frankford Avenue | Frankford | ||
Smith Memorial Playground | Weekend only service started in 2013 | |||||
4[12] | Fern Rock Transportation Center | Broad Street and Pattison Avenue (NRG station) | Broad Street | Midvale & Southern |
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5[15] | Front Street and Market Streets | Frankford Transportation Center | 3rd Street (northbound) / 2nd Street (southbound), Frankford Avenue | Frankford |
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6[16] | Cheltenham and Ogontz Avenues Loop | Olney Transportation Center | Ogontz Avenue | Allegheny | 24-hour service |
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7[17] | Pier 70 | 33rd and Dauphin Streets | Oregon Avenue, 22nd Street (northbound) / 23rd Street (southbound), 29th Street | Southern |
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Whitman Plaza | Limited service | |||||
21st and Oregon | ||||||
8[18] | Olney Transportation Center | Frankford Transportation Center | Tabor Road, Roosevelt Boulevard, Pratt Street | Frankford | Limited stop service; weekdays only |
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9[19] | Ridge Avenue and Cathedral Road (Andorra) | 4th and Walnut Streetris | Ridge Avenue, Schuylkill Expressway, Chestnut Street, and Walnut Street | Allegheny | No stops between Wissahickon Transportation Center and 30th Street Station |
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10[20] | 63rd Street and Malvern Avenue Loop | 13th Street station | Lansdowne Avenue, Lancaster Avenue | Callowhill | Trolley via subway–surface tunnel 24-hour service |
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11[21] | Darby Transportation Center | 13th Street station | Woodland Avenue | Elmwood | Trolley via subway–surface tunnel |
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12[22] | Columbus Boulevard and Dock Street | 50th Street and Woodland Avenue |
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Southern |
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13[23] | Chester and Callahan Avenues (Yeadon Loop) | 13th Street station | Chester Avenue | Elmwood | Trolley via subway–surface tunnel 24-hour service |
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9th Street and Ridge Avenue | ||||||
14[24] | Neshaminy Mall | Frankford Transportation Center | Roosevelt Boulevard, and Lincoln Highway | Comly | 24-hour service |
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Oxford Valley Mall | Limited service except overnights | |||||
Sesame Place | Limited service during park hours | |||||
Byberry East Industrial Park | Limited weekday service | |||||
15[25] | 63rd Street and Girard Avenue | Richmond and Westmoreland Loop | Girard Avenue | Callowhill | Trolley (operates 24 hours) |
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16[26] | City Hall (15th and Market Streets) | Cheltenham & Ogontz Avenues Loop | Broad Street, Cheltenham Avenue | Midvale |
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17[27] | Front and Market | 20th and Johnston Streets | Market Street, 19th Street (southbound) / 20th Street (northbound) | Southern | 24-hour service (overnight service terminates at Front Street and Market Streets) |
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Broad Street and Pattison Avenue | Limited weekday service | |||||
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Weekend service | |||||
18[28] | Oxford Avenue and Loney Street (Fox Chase Loop) | Michener and Wadsworth Avenues | Oxford Avenue, Rising Sun Avenue, Olney Avenue, Chew Avenue, Vernon Road Stenton Avenue (express) |
Midvale | Limited service |
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Cheltenham Avenue and Easton Road | AM rush hour express operates to Fox Chase Limited service from Fox Chase | |||||
Cedarbrook Plaza | 24-hour service | |||||
Olney Transportation Center | PM rush hour express to Cedarbrook | |||||
19[29] | Torresdale station | Frankford Transportation Center | Grant Avenue, Krewstown Road, Algon Avenue, Whitaker Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Cheltenham Avenue | Comly & Frankford | No Sunday service Select trips only operate from Frankford to Krewstown Road and Gregg Street |
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20[30] | Philadelphia Mills | Frankford Transportation Center | Roosevelt Boulevard, Academy Road | Comly | 24-hour service |
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Parx Casino | Select night trips only |
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21[31] | Columbus Boulevard and Dock Street | 69th Street Transportation Center | Walnut Street (westbound) / Chestnut Street (eastbound) | Callowhill |
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22[32] | Willow Grove Park Mall | Olney Transportation Center | Easton Road, Cheltenham Avenue York Road (Warminster service) |
Midvale |
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Jacksonville Road and Potter Street (Warminster) | ||||||
23[33] | 11th and Market Streets | Chestnut Hill Loop | 11th Street (northbound) / 12th Street (southbound), Germantown Avenue | Midvale | 24-hour service |
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Germantown Avenue and Ontario Street | Limited late-night service | |||||
24[34] | Huntingdon Park and Berkeley Avenues (Rockledge) | Frankford Transportation Center | Pratt Street, Oxford Avenue, and Huntingdon Pike | Comly |
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Gloria Dei Manor (Bethayres) | Limited service | |||||
2nd Street and Knowles Avenue (Southampton) | Limited service except Sundays | |||||
25[35] | Columbus Commons Shopping Center | Frankford Transportation Center | Columbus Boulevard, Aramingo Avenue | Frankford | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=SEPTA_Route_80