SEPTA Route 10

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Route 10 (T1)
Pennsylvania trolley gauge[1][2]
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map
Map
Legend
SEPTA Main Line
to Glenside
to Frankford T.C.
 13th Street
City Hall
 15th Street
Suburban
 19th Street
22nd Street
Schuylkill River
Northeast Corridor
Atlantic City Line Amtrak 30th Street Station
30th Street
Harrisburg Subdivision
LowerLeft arrow NEC/Keystone Corridor
32nd Street Tunnel Right arrow
33rd Street
36th Street Portal
36th & Market
to 69th Street
 36th &
Lancaster
 Lancaster & Powelton
Lancaster & 38th
Lancaster & Saunders
Lancaster & Spring Garden
Lancaster & Haverford
diversion tracks
to 40th and Market
 Lancaster & 40th
Lancaster & Wallace
Lancaster & 41st
Lancaster & 42nd
Lancaster & Parrish
Lancaster & 43rd
Lancaster & Ogden
Lancaster & 44th
Lancaster & Westminster
Lancaster & 45th
Lancaster & Wyalusing
Lancaster & 47th
Lancaster & 48th
West Girard
Lancaster & Girard
West Girard
 Lancaster & 49th
Lancaster & Thompson
Lancaster & 50th
Lancaster & Media
Lancaster & 52nd
Lancaster & Bible
Lancaster & Lansdowne
Lansdowne & 54th
Lansdowne & 55th
Lansdowne & 56th
Lansdowne & 57th
Lansdowne & 58th
Lansdowne & 59th
Lansdowne & 60th
Lansdowne & 61st
Lansdowne & 62nd
Lansdowne & 63rd
non-revenue track to 63rd & Haverford
63rd & Jefferson
63rd & Columbia
63rd & Lebanon
63rd & Malvern
Overbrook
THO
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SEPTA Route 10, also known as the Lancaster Avenue Line, to be known as the T1 after rebrand, is a

Overbrook section of West Philadelphia. It is one out of five lines that is part of the SEPTA's subway–surface trolley system
and is 11.6 mi (18.7 km) long. It is the least used subway-surface trolley line, but unlike Route 11, the most used subway-surface trolley line, it has overnight service.

Route description

Starting from its eastern terminus at

Jefferson Station and Suburban Station
, respectively.

Route 10 exits the subway at the

Lancaster Avenue (US 30). At Lancaster Avenue there is a wye cutback, which at one point connected to the former subway–surface trolley Route 38
to Lancaster Avenue when the Route 10 Line continued straight down Lancaster Avenue to Market Street, where it connected to a now-closed subway entrance at 23rd & Market Streets.

Continuing northwest on Lancaster Avenue, the Route 10 line crosses over 40th Street, where there is a southbound track which diverts Route 10 to

Route 40 trolley line until September 9, 1956[3]) to Girard Avenue and connect to the surface streetcar trolley Route 15
.

Continuing northwest along Lancaster Avenue to 48th Street, Route 10 intersects Girard Avenue, where trolley Route 15 trackage joins that of Route 10; as Girard is offset by Lancaster Avenue, the two routes briefly share tracks before Route 15 turns left to continue up Girard Avenue.

At 52nd Street the line reaches Lansdowne Avenue, where another cutback loop exists, installed in 1996 for emergency or schedule adjustments only. Route 10 turns west on Lansdowne Avenue and at 60th Street, where now-abandoned tracks end just short of the line. These tracks once belonged to

Malvern Loop
, which has two (formerly three) tracks, sharing the off-street loop with SEPTA Bus Route 46.

History

Route 10 was established sometime before 1887. On December 15, 1906, the line was integrated into the subway–surface trolley system by the

Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and was extended to 63rd & Malvern Streets.[4]
In 1929, it was rerouted so that it went on Landsowne and 61st rather than on Girard, replacing part of Route 44.

In 2020, two route 10 trolleys collided in West Philadelphia, injuring 46.[5]

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 10 would be renamed "T1 Lancaster Avenue."[6][7] SEPTA described that "most comments were positive" in the public comment period for this rebranding project.[8]

SEPTA trolley modernization proposed new

ALSTOM trolley vehicles, which will be delivered from 2027-2030, as well as extending Route 10 to Overbrook station
. This would make Route 10 a more frequent route.

Stations and stops

All are located in the

City of Philadelphia
.

Neighborhood Images Station or stop Connections Notes
Market East
 13th Street
32
 Closed between 12:30–5:00am
Penn Center 15th Street
125
 Late night terminus
19th Street
124
Center City West 22nd Street
125
 Replaced
24th Street
station
University City
Drexel Station at 30th Street
LUCY
 No direct passage to 30th Street Station
33rd Street
LUCY
 Serves Drexel University
36th Street Portal
36th & Market
LUCY
36th & Lancaster
Powelton & Lancaster (WB)
Powelton Village 38th & Lancaster
Saunders & Lancaster
Spring Garden & Lancaster
40th & Lancaster
43
Belmont Wallace & Lancaster
43
41st & Lancaster
43
42nd & Lancaster
43
Parrish & Lancaster
Ogden & Lancaster (WB)
44th & Lancaster (EB)
43
Mill Creek Westminster & Lancaster (WB)
45th & Lancaster (EB)
64
Wyalusing & Lancaster
47th & Lancaster
48th & Lancaster
Girard & Lancaster 15
Carroll Park 49th & Lancaster
50th & Lancaster
Media & Lancaster (EB)
52nd & Lancaster (WB)
Lancaster & Lansdowne (EB)
52
Overbrook 54th & Lansdowne
55th & Lansdowne
56th & Lansdowne
57th & Lansdowne
G
58th & Lansdowne
59th & Lansdowne
60th & Lansdowne
46
61st & Lansdowne
62nd & Lansdowne
63rd & Lansdowne
31
Jefferson & 63rd
Columbia & 63rd (WB)
Lebanon & 63rd (EB)
46
63rd & Malvern
105
 Five blocks to
Overbrook Regional Rail station

References

  1. ^ "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. June 1, 1974. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2014. An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 5' 21⁄4"
  2. ISBN 9780804740142
    . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Borgnis, Mervin E. (1995). An inside story of PRT & PTC. Pleasantville, New Jersey: Mervin E. Borgnis. pp. 168–169.
  4. ^ 1974 SEPTA Trolleys Brochure
  5. ^ cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/notable-septa-train-accidents-20170822.html%7Cpublisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=September 15, 2020
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Wayfinding Recommendations". SEPTA. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Design Concept Feedback". planning.septa.org. SEPTA. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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