SEPTA Route 6
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SEPTA's Trolley Route 6, also known as the Ogontz Avenue Line is a former streetcar line and current bus route, operated by SEPTA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Route description
Route 6 begins at the Olney Transportation Center, a core station of the Broad Street Line, principally traversing Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia, crossing the City Line at Cheltenham Avenue, and then proceeding on private right-of-way down the middle of Limekiln Pike before running as a streetcar line on Keswick Avenue in Glenside, and then mostly side-of-the-road private right-of-way until reaching Willow Grove Park. The line was fully double-tracked. Streetcar service to Willow Grove Park ended on June 8, 1958 when the Pennsylvania Highway Department (predecessor to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) acquired portions of the private right-of-way on Limekiln Pike for construction of the soon to be built Pennsylvania Route 309 Expressway. PCC streetcars were assigned to Route 6 beginning June 20, 1948. Route 6 was cut back to a loop and terminus at Ogontz & Cheltenham Avenues at the City Line. Starting on September 30, 1968, Route 6 streetcar service was transferred the new transit authority, SEPTA, and buses replaced Route 6 service on January 12, 1986.
History
As one of the newer trolleys to be adopted by SEPTA, the Route 6 trolley was established by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) in 1907, although some sources
This was once a popular trolley line to
Route 22, the former Route 6 Bus
Service on this bus route began on June 8, 1958, as the Route 6 Bus, replacing the truncated Route 6 trolley service to the Willow Grove Amusement Park. New Alternate service via Easton Road was added on September 3, 1961 replacing County Transit Company bus service. Route 6 Bus was extended to
As of 2008, all buses along both routes are ADA-compliant, and contain bicycle racks. No plans are currently under way to restore the Route 6 line as light-rail service, nor are there such plans for the Route 22 line.[4]
References
- ^ The History of Trolley Cars and Routes in Philadelphia (1974 SEPTA Brochure; Page 8)
- ^ "SEPTA DERAILS 2 TROLLEY LINES", by Frank Dougherty; Daily News Staff Writer (Philadelphia Daily News (PA) - Thursday, October 24, 1985)
- ^ John Mueller (July 19, 2007). PA Trolley Museum 071907 008 (photograph). Retrieved September 28, 2013.
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- ^ SEPTA (June 22, 2006). "SEPTA Capital Budget Program and Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). www.septa.org. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2021.