Olney Transit Center

For other stations named Olney, see Olney station (disambiguation).

Olney Transit Center
Olney Transit Center platform
General information
Location	5600 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°02′20″N75°08′41″W / 40.0389°N 75.1447°W / 40.0389; -75.1447
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 6, 8, 16, 18, 22, 26, 55, 80, L
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928
Previous names	Olney Transportation Center (1928–2025)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Logan toward NRG Fern Rock Transit Center Terminus Erie toward Walnut–Locust Erie toward 8th–Market
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Olney Transit Center is a SEPTA bus and subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Olney Avenue in the Logan neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia. It is a major bus terminal as well as the last subway stop on the SEPTA Metro B before the Fern Rock Transit Center terminus.

Olney Transit Center is located near Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, La Salle University, Central High School, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls. The Olney neighborhood is a short distance east of the center; the center's name derives from Olney Avenue, which runs through both Olney and Logan. It is the second-most traveled terminal or transportation center in SEPTA's organization.

History

Originally built in 1928, Olney station was the original northern terminus of the Broad Street Line subway until 1956, when it was extended to the Fern Rock Transportation Center. The underground subway station is accessible from both sides of Broad Street including from the bus terminal on the eastern side of the street and has a food stand inside it. The bus terminal is outdoors with a roof on top and serves buses that serve Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County. It also served as a trolley terminal until January 11, 1986 for Ogontz Avenue's Route 6, and was near Sigler Travel, a former Greyhound Lines bus station. Express and local trains both stop at this station. It has two island platforms, one for the two northbound tracks, and one for the two southbound tracks.

Nineteen shootings took place near the station between 2015 and 2021, leaving some riders uncomfortable with using the station. ^[1] On February 18, 2021, three men injured eight people in a mass shooting at the station. ^{[2] [3]}

Image gallery

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  Station platform in 2018
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  Station building at Olney Transportation Center
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  The express tracks and platforms at Olney on the Broad Street Line.
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  Train leaving the station
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  Olney Terminal in 1984 with All-Electric PCC 2117 awaiting departure on Surface Streetcar Trolley Route 6.

References

1. Rushing, Ellie; Purcell, Dylan (September 25, 2021). "Some SEPTA riders are changing their habits after shootings near a transit hub. Others don't have a choice". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024.
2. "Shooting: Philadelphia Olney Transportation Center SEPTA station". 6abc.com.
3. "Security Camera Images Show Suspects Who Shot 8 People". WCAU . Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links

• SEPTA – Olney Transit Center