SEPTA Route 13 SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines |
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SEPTA Route 13 makes one of its few
runs to the Darby Transportation Center. |
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Overview | |
System | Subway-Surface Trolley Lines |
Termini |
Yeadon or Darby, Pennsylvania Center City, Philadelphia |
Stations | 12 |
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) |
Electrification | overhead lines |
SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 13 (a.k.a. the Chester Avenue Subway-Surface Line) is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street SEPTA 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.
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.