SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is an agency that is in control of many types of transport, including buses, commuter rail, elevated rail and subways. It operates 13 "Regional Rail" services in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.[1][2]
| SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) | |||
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| Info | |||
| Locale | Delaware Valley | ||
| Transit type | |||
| Number of lines | 196 | ||
| Number of stations | 290 | ||
| Chief executive | Leslie Richards | ||
| Headquarters | 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia | ||
| Website | http://www.septa.org/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1965 | ||
| Operator(s) | SEPTA (some routes in Chester Co. contracted) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 2,295 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 450 mi (720 km) | ||
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SEPTA Media
The former SEPTA Route 6 trolley in Philadelphia, c. 1980
The entrance to the 15–16th & Locust station on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia, which serves as both a SEPTA and PATCO station
The concourse at the Walnut–Locust station
The above-ground Market–Frankford Line in the Kensington section of Philadelphia
SEPTA ridership in millions between 2010 and 2020
SEPTA Route 11's subway and surface trolley bound for Darby Township
SEPTA's Route 34 trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Pike
SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line at the Gulph Mills station in Gulph Mills
A SEPTA Silverliner IV at Fern Rock Transportation Center in the Fern Rock section of Philadelphia
References
- ↑ "2007 Governments Integrated Directory (GID)" (database). Census of Governments. U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division. 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ "SEPTA Facts". SEPTA Web site. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
