SEPTA Route 34

SEPTA Route 34 SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
SEPTA'S Route 34 trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue
Overview
System	Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Termini	Angora, Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia
Stations	10
Operation
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Technical
Line length	10.1 mi (16.3 km)
Track gauge	5 ft 2 1⁄4 in (1,581 mm)[1][2]
Electrification	overhead lines
Route map Market–Frankford Line to Frankford Transportation Center 13th Street 15th Street 19th Street 22nd Street 30th Street Station 30th Street 33rd Street Market–Frankford Line to 69th Street Terminal  10  36th Street 37th Street 40th Street Portal  11   13   36  41st & Baltimore 42nd & Baltimore 43rd & Baltimore 44th & Baltimore 45th & Baltimore 46th & Baltimore 47th & Baltimore 48th & Baltimore Florence & Baltimore 49th & Baltimore 50th & Baltimore 51st & Baltimore 52nd & Baltimore Broomall & Baltimore 53rd & Baltimore 54th & Baltimore 55th & Baltimore 56th & Baltimore 57th & Baltimore 58th & Baltimore Angora 59th & Baltimore 60th & Baltimore 61st – Baltimore Angora Loop

SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 34, also called the Baltimore Avenue-Subway Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Angora Loop station in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.

At 10.1 miles (16.3 km), it is the shortest of SEPTA's five Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, which operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and in a shared subway with rapid transit trains in Center City.^[3]

Route description

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street station, Route 34 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It stops at underground stations at 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks in the same tunnel as SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line.

Passengers may transfer free of charge to the Market–Frankford Line at 13th, 15th, and 30th Streets and to the Broad Street Line at 15th Street. Connections to the SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street Stations to Jefferson Station and Suburban Station.

Route 34 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), then heads west on Baltimore until it ends at a loop at 61st Street.

History

1911 map shows the proposed streetcar Routes 113 and 187, whose tracks would decades later be used by SEPTA's Route 34.

The Delaware County and Philadelphia Electric Railway Company installed transit tracks for horsecars running along Baltimore Avenue as early as 1890, but it was the arrival of the electrified trolley two years later that allowed the extension of the line westward to the new community of Angora.^[4]

The line was routed into the Subway-Surface Tunnel on December 15, 1906. The route was called the Angora Line until it was given the number 34 in 1911.^[3]

Stations

All stations are in the City of Philadelphia.

Neighborhood/location	Station or stop	Connections	Notes
Market East	13th Street	Market–Frankford Line SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 27, 31, 32	Station closed between 12:30-5:00am
Penn Center	15th Street	Regional Rail (at Suburban Station) Market–Frankford Line Broad Street Line (at City Hall station) SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125	Eastern terminus between 12:30-5:00am
	19th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 17, 31, 38, 44, 48, 62, 78 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124
Center City West	22nd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 7, 31, 44, 62 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125	Replaces former 24th Street station served by 31, 37, 38
University City	30th Street	Amtrak, NJ Transit, Regional Rail (at 30th Street Station) Market–Frankford Line SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 31, LUCY	Direct passageway to 30th Street Station is closed
	33rd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, LUCY	Serves Drexel University
	36th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 21	Serves University of Pennsylvania
	37th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 40, 42, LUCY	Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spruce Hill	40th Street Portal	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, 42, LUCY	Terminus of Routes 11 and 13 concurrency
	41st & Baltimore
	42nd & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 30
	43rd & Baltimore		At the intersection of 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
	44th & Baltimore
	45th & Baltimore
	46th & Baltimore
Cedar Park	47th & Baltimore
	48th & Baltimore (westbound)	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	Florence & Baltimore (eastbound)	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	49th & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	50th & Baltimore
	51st & Baltimore
	52nd & Baltimore (westbound)	SEPTA City Bus: 52
Angora	Broomall & Baltimore (eastbound)	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	53rd & Baltimore
	54th & Baltimore
	55th & Baltimore
	56th & Baltimore
	57th & Baltimore
	58th & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 46, G	Walking distance to Media/Elwyn Line at Angora Regional Rail station
	59th & Baltimore
	60th & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 46
	61st & Baltimore		Also known as Angora Loop

References

External links

Route map:

• "(Route) 34 (Schedule); Angora To Center City via Baltimore Avenue" (PDF). SEPTA. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
• 1974 Philadelphia Trolley Brochure, pages 12-13 and 14-15