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The SEPTA Main Line is the section of the
Service
Service on the Main Line segment between Glenside and Center City Philadelphia is given a special combined public timetable known as the Glenside Combined, allowing riders to see the schedules of all trains on the Main Line without having to look at multiple schedules. This is a partial legacy of SEPTA's former diametrical reorganization route number designations, which had the R1 Glenside designation for trains that terminated at the station, paired with the Airport Line. A contributing factor to the elimination of the R-number naming system came in the fact that few trains actually terminated there, instead continuing on to stations farther out.
As of 2024[update], northbound trains on the Main Line that do not terminate at Glenside continue as
History
The Main Line was mostly built by the
The North Pennsylvania Railroad (North Penn) opened south of Gwynedd (north of Glenside) on July 2, 1855, and the continuation to Lansdale (including the branch to Doylestown, now the Lansdale/Doylestown Line) opened October 7. The short part of the Main Line from Wayne Junction northeast to north of Newtown Junction was built as a connection to the PG&N at Wayne Junction.
On December 1, 1870, the
SEPTA activated positive train control on the Main Line from Glenside to Fern Rock on December 12, 2016 and from Fern Rock to 30th Street on January 9, 2017.[3]
Other uses
The term "Main Line" is also sometimes used on the SEPTA Regional Rail system to refer to the Paoli/Thorndale Line, which runs along the original main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is now Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line.
References
- ^ Hanratty, R. J. (April 6, 2008). "Railroad Division: Timetable No. 4" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 49–58. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Glenside Combined" (PDF). SEPTA. January 7, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Positive Train Control Update". SEPTA. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.