SEPTA Route 13
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SEPTA Route 13, also known as the Chester Avenue Line, is a
Route description
Starting from its eastern end at the
Passengers may transfer free of charge to the Market–Frankford Line at 13th, 15th, and 30th Streets and to the
Route 13 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), and then runs southwest along Woodland Avenue shortly before moving to Chester Avenue. An alternate trolley line existing along 42nd Street itself joins the Route 13 line for several blocks. This line is used when tunnels are closed for maintenance or other unforeseen shutdowns. The line runs on a bridge over the Media/Wawa Line at 49th Street, however, it does not serve as an official stop for the trolley. The alternate trolley line for tunnel closings turns along 49th Street itself before Route 13 crosses the 49th Street Station railroad bridge, although some Route 11 trolleys use these tracks.
West of Yeadon Loop, some trolleys continue along the Chester Avenue line until it reaches Cedar Avenue, where westbound and eastbound trolley lines split along 10th Street and 9th Street respectively. The tracks on 10th Street run straight, while those on 9th Street briefly run along Summit Street. As the westbound tracks turn left at the terminus of the 10th and Main Streets intersection, it runs south to the next block at Darby Transportation Center, which is primarily served by the SEPTA Route 11 line, as well as numerous buses.
History
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Trolley service on Route 13 originally operated from Yeadon to Front & Chestnut Streets via Chestnut and Walnut Streets. Service was rerouted into the Subway-Surface Tunnel on September 9, 1956.[citation needed]
Service to was extended to Darby following the discontinuation of the Route 62 Darby–Yeadon shuttle trolley on January 24, 1971.[citation needed]
In 2021, SEPTA proposed rebranding their rail transit service as "SEPTA Metro", in order to make the system easier to navigate. Under this proposal, the subway–surface lines will be rebranded as the "T" lines with a green color and numeric suffixes for each service, and Route 13 would be renamed "T3 Chester Avenue."[3][4] SEPTA described that "most comments were positive" in the public comment period for this rebranding project.[5]
Stations and stops
All are in the
.Neighborhood / location |
Images | Station or stop | Connections | Notes |
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Market East
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13th Street | 32
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Closed between 12:30–5:00am | |
Penn Center | 15th Street | 125
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Late night terminus | |
19th Street | 124
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Center City West | 22nd Street | 125
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Replaced 24th Street station
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University City | 30th Street
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LUCY
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No direct passage to 30th Street Station | |
33rd Street | LUCY
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Serves Drexel University | ||
36th Street | 21
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Serves University of Pennsylvania | ||
37th Street | LUCY
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Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | ||
Spruce Hill | 40th Street Portal | LUCY
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End of Route 34 concurrency | |
Chester & Woodland | Discontinued; end of 11 & 36 concurrency | |||
41st & Chester (EB) | Discontinued | |||
42nd & Chester | 30
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43rd & Chester | ||||
45th & Chester | ||||
46th & Chester | ||||
Squirrel Hill | 47th & Chester | |||
48th & Chester | ||||
49th & Chester | 64
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Kingsessing | 51st & Chester | |||
52nd & Chester | ||||
53rd & Chester | ||||
54th & Chester | 52
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55th & Chester | ||||
56th & Chester | ||||
57th & Chester | ||||
58th & Chester | G
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Mount Moriah | 59th & Chester | |||
Chester & 60th | ||||
60th & Kingsessing | ||||
61st & Kingsessing | ||||
62nd & Kingsessing | ||||
Mount Moriah | ||||
Elmwood
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65th & Kingsessing | |||
Chester & 65th | ||||
Belmar & 65th | ||||
Windsor & 65th | ||||
Cobbs Creek & 65th | ||||
Philadelphia–Yeadon line | ||||
Yeadon | 65th & Chester | |||
Church & Chester | 108
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Yeadon & Chester | ||||
Duncan & Chester | ||||
Stetser & Chester | ||||
Yeadon Loop | ||||
Alfred & Chester | Limited service | |||
Cedar & Chester | Limited service | |||
Yeadon–Darby line | ||||
Darby | Cedar & 9th (EB) Mulberry & 10th (WB) |
Limited service | ||
Summit & 9th (EB) Wycombe & 10th (WB) |
Limited service | |||
Summit & 10th (WB) Summit & 9th (EB) |
Limited service | |||
Ridge & 10th (WB) Ridge & 9th (EB) |
Limited service | |||
Main & 10th (WB) | Limited service | |||
Darby T.C. | 115
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Limited service |
References
- ^ "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. 1974-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 5' 21⁄4"
- ISBN 9780804740142. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ Vitarelli, Alicia; Staff (September 7, 2021). "SEPTA Metro? Transit agency mulling big changes including new name, map, and signage". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Wayfinding Recommendations". SEPTA. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Design Concept Feedback". planning.septa.org. SEPTA. Retrieved 2023-03-19.