Olney Transportation Center

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Olney Transportation Center
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Olney Transportation Center platform
General information
Location5600 South 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
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus: 6, 8, 16, 18, 22, 26, 55, 80, L
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Logan
toward NRG
Broad Street Line
Local
Fern Rock T.C.
Terminus
Erie Broad Street Line
Express
Erie
toward 8th & Market
Broad–Ridge Spur Fern Rock T.C.
Terminus
Terminus
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
Logan
toward NRG
SEPTA B1 icon.svg Fern Rock Transit Center
Terminus
Erie SEPTA B2 icon.svg
Erie
toward 8th–Market
SEPTA B3 icon.svg
Location
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Olney Transportation Center
Location within Philadelphia

The Olney Transportation Center (soon to be known as Olney Transit Center [1] ; also called Olney Terminal) 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 Broad Street Line before the Fern Rock Transportation Center terminus.

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Olney Transportation 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.

On February 18, 2021, three unidentified gunmen opened fire at the station at 2:50 pm, wounding eight people, one very seriously. The ages of victims ranged from 17 to 71. Its motive is generally unknown to authorities and those involved. [2] [3]

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References

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