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Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, USA (America)


Date of opening4 Mar 1907
Network length62 km (38.53 mi)
Stations66 (62*)
Lines3
Stations per line22.00
Avg. station distance*1.00 km (0.62 mi)
Avg. line length20.67 km (12.84 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
Numerical data by J. Serradell, 14 Sep 2008
PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
     
System known asSubway
Daily ridership (by J. Kennes)192,000 (2009)
Daily ridership per km (per mi)3,090 (1,920)
Fare collectiongates, token
24-hour operationEvery night: PATCO
Track orientationRight
Air-conditioned trainsYes
Walk-through trainsNo
Rubber-tyred trainsNo
Driverless linesNo
Platform screen doorsNo
From World Metro Database




Reaching the Beaches

Atlantic Ocean: The Atlantic City Line runs from Philadelphia (30th Street Station) to Atlantic City. The trip takes about 90 minutes.




Lines with a View

You can get a good view of the skylines of Philadelphia and Camden when PATCO line goes on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River.

Photo by jayceland.com
Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

Photo by wherephiladelphia.com




Departure Procedure and Sounds

On the Broad Street Line, the trains have two chimes at the same tone "[dong-dong]" and a two-tone chime before any announcements. The Market-Frankford Line has automated announcements that go something like this: "This is a 69th Street train making all stops. This is a Frankford train making A stops. A stops only! [same for B] Doors opening! Doors closing!"





Photos

  Philadelphia photo gallery.




Handpicked Resources

septa.org Official website SEPTA
ridepatco.org Official website PATCO




Generated Links

Philadelphia Subway maps (Google Images)
Philadelphia Subway at Wikipedia
Philadelphia Subway at Urbanrail.net
Philadelphia Subway photos (Google Images)
Philadelphia city information (Wikipedia)


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