SEPTA Route 13

SEPTA Route 13; SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
	SEPTA Route 13 makes one of its few; runs to the Darby Transportation Center.
Overview
System	Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Termini	Yeadon or Darby, Pennsylvania; Center City, Philadelphia
Stations	8 underground
Operation
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Technical
Line length	11.4 mi (18.3 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
	Market–Frankford Line
	to 69th Street Terminal

Route 13, also known as the Chester Avenue Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the Yeadon Loop in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, although limited service is available to the Darby Transportation Center in Darby, Pennsylvania. It is one of five lines that are part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system.

Route description

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street, Route 13 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It makes 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 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/Elwyn 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.

Mt. Moriah Cemetery cuts off Chester Avenue, so the line makes a left turn at 60th Street then returns to the southwest at Kingsessing Avenue. At the southwest corner of the cemetery, the Route 13 line stops at the Mt. Moriah Loop, and some use the loop for trolleys that do not go to either Yeadon or Darby. For those that do, the trolleys continue west on Kingsessing Avenue until it reaches 65th Street, where it turns north, and later northwest as it approaches a bridge over the Cobbs Creek Parkway, and immediately turns on another section of Chester Avenue, on its way to the Yeadon Loop. Fernwood-Yeadon (SEPTA station) is further north of this terminus and has no connection. However the SEPTA Suburban Bus Routes 108 and 116 which do lead to Fernwood-Yeadon cross the line east of Yeadon Loop at the Church Lane intersection.

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.

Stations

All stations are in the City of Philadelphia and the boroughs of Yeadon and Darby.

Neighborhood/location	Station or stop	Connections	Notes
Market East	13th Street	Market–Frankford Line SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 34, 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, 34, 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
Penn Center	19th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 17, 31, 38, 44, 48, 62, 78 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124
Center City West	22nd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 34, 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, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 31, LUCY	Direct passageway to 30th Street Station is closed
	33rd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, LUCY	Serves Drexel University
	36th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 21	Serves University of Pennsylvania
	37th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 40, 42, LUCY	Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spruce Hill	40th Street Portal	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, 42, LUCY	Terminus of Route 34 concurrency
	Chester & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 11, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30	Terminus of 11 & 36 concurrency
	41st & Chester (eastbound)	SEPTA City Bus: 30
	42nd & Chester	SEPTA City Bus: 30
	43rd & Chester
	45th & Chester
	46th & Chester
Squirrel Hill	47th & Chester
	48th & Chester
	49th & Chester	Media/Elwyn Line (at 49th Street Regional Rail station) SEPTA City Bus: 64
Kingsessing	51st & Chester
	52nd & Chester
	53rd & Chester
	54th & Chester	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	55th & Chester
	56th & Chester
	57th & Chester
	58th & Chester	SEPTA City Bus: G
Mount Moriah	59th & Chester
	Chester & 60th
	60th & Kingsessing
	61st & Kingsessing
	62nd & Kingsessing
	Mount Moriah
Elmwood	65th & Kingsessing
	Chester & 65th
	Belmar & 65th
	Windsor & 65th
	Cobbs Creek & 65th
Philadelphia–Yeadon line
Yeadon	65th & Chester
	Church & Chester	SEPTA City Bus: 68 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 108
	Yeadon & Chester
	Duncan & Chester
	Stetser & Chester
	Yeadon Loop
	Alfred & Chester		Limited service
	Cedar & Chester		Limited service
Yeadon–Darby line
Darby	Cedar & 9th (eastbound) Mulberry & 10th (westbound)		Limited service
	Summit & 9th (eastbound) Wycombe & 10th (westbound)		Limited service
	Summit & 10th (westbound) Summit & 9th (eastbound)		Limited service
	Ridge & 10th (westbound) Ridge & 9th (eastbound)		Limited service
	Main & 10th (westbound)		Limited service
	Darby Transportation Center	SEPTA Trolleys: 11 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113, 114, 115	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 2' 2 ¹⁄₄"
↑ Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (2000-01-01). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

External links

Route map:

Official SEPTA Route 13 schedule and map

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[1] "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 2' 2 ¹⁄₄"

[2] Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (2000-01-01). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

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