SEPTA Route 34

**SEPTA Route 34**
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
SEPTA Route 34; SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
	SEPTA'S Route 34 trolley in the; 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue
Overview
Termini	Angora, Philadelphia; Center City, Philadelphia;
Stations	10
Service
System	Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Technical
Line length	10.1 mi (16.3 km)[citation needed]
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm)
Electrification	overhead lines

SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 34, also called the Baltimore Avenue-Subway Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Angora Loop station in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.

At 10.1 miles (16.3 km), it is the shortest of SEPTA's five Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, which operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and in a shared subway with rapid transit trains in Center City.^[3]

Route description

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street station, Route 34 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 34 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), then heads west on Baltimore until it ends at a loop at 61st Street.

History

The Delaware County and Philadelphia Electric Railway Company installed transit tracks for horsecars running along Baltimore Avenue as early as 1890, but it was the arrival of the electrified trolley two years later that allowed the extension of the line westward to the new community of Angora.^[4]

The line was routed into the Subway-Surface Tunnel on December 15, 1906. The route was called the Angora Line until it was given the number 34 in 1911.^[3]

Stations

All stations are in Philadelphia.

Station	Other Lines	Notes
13th Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Free transfer to Market–Frankford Line Transfer to SEPTA Buses 27, 31, 32
15th Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Free transfer to Market–Frankford Line Free transfer to Broad Street Line at City Hall Transfer to SEPTA Regional Rail at Suburban Station Transfer to SEPTA buses 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 124, 125
19th Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Transfer to SEPTA Buses 17, 31, 38, 44, 48, 62, 78, 124
22nd Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Replaces former 24th Street (PTC station) – 31, 37 & 38 Transfer to SEPTA Buses 7, 31, 44, 62, 124, 125
30th Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Free transfer to Market–Frankford Line Transfer to SEPTA Regional Rail at 30th Street Station Transfer to SEPTA Buses 31, MFO\|-\|33rd Street\|\|11, 13, 34, 36\|\| Access to Drexel University Transfer to SEPTA Buses 30, 31, LUCY
33rd Street	10, 11, 13, 36	Access to Drexel University Transfer to SEPTA Buses 30, 31, LUCY
36th Street	11, 13, 36	Access to University of Pennsylvania Transfer to SEPTA Bus 21
37th Street	11, 13, 36	Transfer to SEPTA Buses 40, 42 & LUCY Routes Within walking distance of University of Pennsylvania & Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
40th Street Portal	11, 13, 36	Transfer to SEPTA Buses 30, 40, 42 & LUCY Routes Terminus of 11, 13, 36 concurrency
41st/Baltimore
42nd/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Bus 30
43rd/Baltimore
44th/Baltimore
45th/Baltimore
46th/Baltimore
47th/Baltimore
48th/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Bus 64
49th/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Bus 64
50th/Baltimore
51st/Baltimore
52nd/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Bus 52
53rd/Baltimore
54th/Baltimore
55th/Baltimore
56th/Baltimore
57th/Baltimore
58th/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Buses 46, G
59th/Baltimore
60th/Baltimore		Transfer to SEPTA Bus 46
61st/Baltimore (Angora Loop)		Within walking distance of Angora Regional Rail station

References

^ "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. 1974-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-06-11. An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 2' 2+1⁄4"
^ Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (2000-01-01). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
^ ^a ^b "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Studio 34: Yoga Healing Arts. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ In 1894, the line was extended to Media. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9780738550435.

External links

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"(Route) 34 (Schedule); Angora To Center City via Baltimore Avenue" (PDF). SEPTA. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-11-04. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
1974 Philadelphia Trolley Brochure, pages 12-13 and 14-15

[1] "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. 1974-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-06-11. An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 2' 2+1⁄4"

[2] Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (2000-01-01). "The Electric Interurban Railways in America". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

[route34-3] "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Studio 34: Yoga Healing Arts. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[suburb-4] In 1894, the line was extended to Media. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9780738550435.

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