SEPTA Route 11

Route 11; Subway–Surface Trolley Line
	SEPTA's Route #11 line bound for Darby.
Overview
System	Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Termini	Darby (Transportation Center); Center City (13th–Market)
Stations	8 underground
Operation
Opened	1858
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Technical
Line length	13.3 mi (21.4 km)
Track gauge	5 ft 2 1⁄4 in (1,581 mm)[1]
Electrification	overhead lines
Route map
	Market–Frankford Line
	to Frankford Transportation Center
	Market–Frankford Line
	to 69th Street Terminal

Route 11, also known as the Woodland Avenue Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 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 13th Street, Route 11 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 11 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), and then runs southwest along Woodland Avenue, along with Route 36 trolleys, and then turns down 49th Street where the Route 10 diversion line ends. Route 11 continues its run along Woodland Avenue, and is the most consistent of the five Subway-Surface Lines when it comes to taking a straight route. The line runs parallel to the north side of the Wilmington/Newark Line and crosses a bridge over CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision freight line, at 60th Street.

At the intersection of Island Road and the Cobbs Creek Parkway, an unnamed line runs southward toward Elmwood Depot on the corner of Elmwood Avenue, which is a major turning point for the Route 36 line. The northwest corner is also the home of the historic Blue Bell Inn^[2] Route 11 moves northwest from Woodland Avenue to Main Street as it crosses the Cobbs Creek and enters Darby. Here, Route 11 crosses the Philadelphia Subdivision again, but at an at-grade crossing along with 6th Street.^[3] The road and line move to the west shortly, only to turn back northwest and finally north to 9th Street at the Darby Transportation Center. Some Route 13 trolleys also terminate at the station, but the other public transportation consists of SEPTA Suburban Transit Division buses.

History

Route 11 was established as the West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company in Darby on December 24, 1858, and ran as horsecars from 9th and Main Streets in Darby to 49th Street and Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia. It was originally a segregated street car that required African-Americans to ride on platforms along with the driver, until abolitionist William Still challenged that rule between 1859 and 1867.^[4] In 1896, the line was extended as far east as Front Street via Chestnut and Walnut Streets, and was integrated into the Subway-Surface Trolley system by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in 1906.^[5]

The at-grade crossing along Main Street at the intersection of Sixth Street in Darby^[6] was the site of the Darby Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station. B&O had passenger service into Philadelphia until 1958.^[7]

Stations

All stations are in the City of Philadelphia and Borough of Darby.

Neighborhood/location	Station or stop	Connections	Notes
Market East	13th Street	Market–Frankford Line SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 13, 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, 13, 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, 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 17, 31, 38, 44, 48, 62, 78 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124
Center City West	22nd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 13, 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, 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 31, LUCY	Direct passageway to 30th Street Station is closed
	33rd Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, LUCY	Serves Drexel University
	36th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 21	Serves University of Pennsylvania
	37th Street	SEPTA Trolleys: 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 40, 42, LUCY	Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spruce Hill	40th Street Portal	SEPTA Trolleys: 13, 34, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, 42, LUCY	Terminus of Route 34 concurrency
	Chester & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 13, 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30	Terminus of Route 13 concurrency
	41st & Woodland (eastbound)	SEPTA Trolleys: 36 SEPTA City Bus: 30
	42nd & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 36
	43rd & Woodland (westbound) 45th & Woodland (eastbound)	SEPTA Trolleys: 36
Squirrel Hill	46th & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 36
Squirrel Hill	47th & Woodland (eastbound)	SEPTA Trolleys: 36
Kingsessing	48th & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 36
	49th & Woodland	SEPTA Trolleys: 36 SEPTA City Bus: 12, 52, 64	Terminus of Route 36 concurrency
	50th & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: 12, 52
	51st & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	52nd & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	53rd & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	54th & Woodland
	55th & Woodland
	56th & Woodland
	57th & Woodland
	58th & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: G
Elmwood	60th & Woodland
	61st & Woodland
	62nd & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: G
	63rd & Woodland
	64th & Woodland
	65th & Woodland	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 108
	66th & Woodland
	67th & Woodland
	68th & Woodland
	69th & Woodland
	70th & Woodland
	71st & Woodland
	72nd & Woodland
	Island & Woodland	SEPTA City Bus: 68
Philadelphia–Darby city/borough line
Darby	Front & Main
	2nd & Main
	3rd & Main
	4th & Main
	5th & Main
	6th & Main
	Summit & Main
	Mill & Main (Eastbound)
	Powell & Main (Westbound)
	Darby Transportation Center	SEPTA Trolleys: 13 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113, 114, 115	Limited Route 13 service at this station

References

↑ Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1 Jan 2000). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
↑ Blue Bell Inn (DarbyHistory.com)
↑ Philadelphia Transit; Streetcars;Route 11 (Kavanaugh Transit Systems)
↑ William Still, Darby, and the Desegregation of Philadelphia Streetcars (DarbyHistory.com)
↑ 1974 SEPTA Trolleys Brochure
↑ Google view of the crossing in Darby
↑ Former Darby B&O Station (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

External links

Route map:

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[1] Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1 Jan 2000). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

[2] Blue Bell Inn (DarbyHistory.com)

[3] Philadelphia Transit; Streetcars;Route 11 (Kavanaugh Transit Systems)

[4] William Still, Darby, and the Desegregation of Philadelphia Streetcars (DarbyHistory.com)

[5] 1974 SEPTA Trolleys Brochure

[6] Google view of the crossing in Darby

[7] Former Darby B&O Station (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

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