36th Street Portal

Not to be confused with 36th Street station (SEPTA).

36th Street Portal
A Route 10 trolley emerges from the 36th Street Portal.
General information
Location	36th & Ludlow Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.956022°N 75.193911°W / 39.956022; -75.193911
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Route 10
Platforms	Sidewalk with open shelter
Tracks	2
Connections	Subway–surface trolley lines at 36th Street station
History
Opened	1955
Electrified	Overhead lines
Services
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Location 36th Street Portal Location within Philadelphia

The 36th Street Portal is a SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines trolley station in Philadelphia. The station is located just south of the corner of 36th and Market Streets (actually on the corner of 36th and Ludlow Streets), and where the 10 trolley of the Subway-Surface Lines goes into the tunnel after running on the street in West Philadelphia coming from the Overbrook section of Philadelphia. Trolleys run in the tunnel from this station to Center City Philadelphia. At 33rd Street, the 10 trolley connects with the other Subway-Surface Lines which come into the tunnel at 40th Street. After entering the tunnel, the 10 trolley runs under Market Street to Center City Philadelphia. The station itself is above ground right before the tunnel. It is about a block and a half walk away from the Sansom Commons/36th Street station where one may connect to the other trolley lines in their tunnel without having to go to the 33rd Street station.

Station layout

Street level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Trolley Route 10 toward 63rd–Malvern (36th & Market)
	Eastbound	→ Trolley Route 10 toward Center City (33rd Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

• Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Media related to 36th Street Portal (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA Route 10 map
• Flickr - SEPTA 36th Street Portal images
• Station from Google Maps Street View