Callowhill Depot
Callowhill Depot is a bus and trolley barn operated by the
The Callowhill Depot is located in the heart of West Philadelphia, located on the southwest corner of the 5900 block of Callowhill Street with the bus and trolley bays across the street. The depot is surrounded by 59th, Vine, 58th, and Callowhill Streets. Callowhill Depot was an all-trolley depot until May 28, 1955, when Route 70 (52nd Street Line) was converted to bus operation. Callowhill Depot was the base of all streetcar routes that operated in West Philadelphia, until National City Lines converted most of them to buses.
The depot is accessible only to SEPTA employees, however, transit enthusiasts often photograph streetcars pulling in and out. For safety reasons,
Routes
Callowhill Depot is home to two SEPTA trolley routes and 11 bus routes. The depot's trolley bays are 2, 3 and 4. Bay 2 is the rail shop, bay 3 is used by Route 10, and bay 4 is used by Route 15. These routes all operate in West Philadelphia, with their eastern terminus being either in downtown Center City Philadelphia or North Philadelphia.
Routes operated include:
- Subway-SurfaceTunnel
- Route 15 Port Richmond & Northern Liberties to Haddington via Girard Avenue and Richmond Street
- Streets
- (30th & Market Streets) via Haverford Avenue
- Streets
- Streets (Monday - Thursday) and eastbound on Pine Street (weekends only)
- Streets
- Route 43 Parkside to Northern Liberties/Port Richmond via Spring Garden Street and Columbus Boulevard
- City Avenue, Schuylkill Expressway and Market Street
- via 60th Street
- vis 52nd and 54th Streets
- via City Line Avenue and Walnut Lane. This route was formerly shared with the Allegheny Depot.
External links
- Philadelphia Trolley Tracks:Girard Avenue Light Rail Progress - August 8-9, 2001 Photos (PhillyTrolley.org)
- SEPTA Route 15 images (WorldNYCSubway.org)
- The New PCC II Cars For Girard Avenue SEPTA Route 15 (September 4, 2005)
- Philadelphia NRHS
- SEPTA Bus Roster (Philadelphia Transit Vehicles) Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine