T2 (SEPTA Metro)

A trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue in 2008
Overview
Termini	13th Street 61st–Baltimore/Angora
Stations	8 underground stations, 1 surface level station, and 22 street-level stops
Service
System	SEPTA Metro
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Daily ridership	12,413 (2019)
Technical
Line length	10.1 mi (16.3 km)[ citation needed ]
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge [1] [2]
Electrification	Overhead line,  600 V DC
Route map Show interactive map Legend SEPTA Main Line to Glenside to Frankford Transit Center 13th Street 15th Street/City Hall 15th Street/City Hall Suburban Station 19th Street 22nd Street Schuylkill River Northeast Corridor 30th Street Station Drexel Harrisburg Subdivision NEC/Keystone Corridor 32nd Street Tunnel to 69th Street Transit Center 33rd Street to 63rd–Malvern 36th–Sansom 37th–Spruce 40th Street Portal Chester/Woodland Avenue Baltimore & 41st Baltimore & 42nd Diversion tracks to 40th and Market Baltimore & 43rd Baltimore & 44th Baltimore & 45th Baltimore & 46th Baltimore & 47th Baltimore & 48th Baltimore & Florence Baltimore & 49th Non-Revenue Track Baltimore & 50th Baltimore & 51st Baltimore & 52nd former wye on 52nd St. Baltimore & Broomall Baltimore & 53rd Baltimore & 54th Baltimore & 55th Baltimore & 56th Baltimore & 57th Baltimore & 58th Angora Baltimore & 59th Baltimore & 60th 61st–Baltimore/Angora Angora Loop This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

The T2 (Baltimore Avenue 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 the SEPTA Metro's five T branches, 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, the T2 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.

The T2 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

A 1911 map showing the proposed streetcar Routes 113 and 187, whose tracks would decades later be used by SEPTA's Route 34.

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]

In April 2020, the line's operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Service resumed on May 17, 2020. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2021, SEPTA proposed rebranding their rail transit service as "SEPTA Metro", in order to make the system easier to navigate. Under this proposal, the subway–surface lines were rebranded as the "T" with a green color and numeric suffixes for each service. Route 34 was renamed as the "T2". ^{[7] [8]} SEPTA described that "most comments were positive" in the public comment period for this rebranding project. ^[9]

Stations and stops

All are in the City of Philadelphia.

Neighborhood/ location	Station or stop	Connections	Notes
Market East	13th Street	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 27 , 31 , 32	Closed between 12:30–5:00am
Penn Center	15th Street/City Hall	SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines(at Suburban) SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 4 , 16 , 17 , 27 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 38 , 44 , 48 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124 , 125	Late night terminus
	19th Street	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 17 , 31 , 38 , 44 , 48 , 62 , 78 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124
Center City West	22nd Street	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 7 , 31 , 44 , 62 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124 , 125	Replaced 24th Street station
University City	Drexel Station at 30th Street	Amtrak (at 30th Street) NJ Transit: ACL Atlantic City Line (at 30th Street) SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines(at 30th Street) SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 31 , 49 , LUCY	No direct passage to 30th Street Station
	33rd Street	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 30 , 31 , 49 , LUCY	Serves Drexel University
	36th–Sansom	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 21	Serves University of Pennsylvania
	37th–Spruce	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 40 , 42 , LUCY	Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spruce Hill	40th Street Portal	SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus: 30 , 40 , 42 , LUCY	End of T3, T4, and T5 concurrency
	41st & Baltimore
	42nd & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 30
	43rd & Baltimore		Serves Clark Park
	44th & Baltimore		Serves Clark Park
	45th & Baltimore
	46th & Baltimore
Cedar Park	47th & Baltimore
	48th & Baltimore (WB)	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	Florence & Baltimore (EB)	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	49th & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 64
	50th & Baltimore
	51st & Baltimore
	52nd & Baltimore (WB)	SEPTA City Bus: 52
Angora	Broomall & Baltimore (EB)	SEPTA City Bus: 52
	53rd & Baltimore
	54th & Baltimore
	55th & Baltimore
	56th & Baltimore
	57th & Baltimore
	58th & Baltimore	SEPTA Regional Rail: Media/Wawa Line (at Angora) SEPTA City Bus: 46 , 63
	59th & Baltimore
	60th & Baltimore	SEPTA City Bus: 46
	61st–Baltimore/Angora		Also called Angora Loop

References

1. "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. June 1, 1974. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014. An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 5' 2¹⁄₄".
2. Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (January 1, 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press. ISBN   9780804740142 . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
3. "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Studio 34. Studio 34: Yoga Healing Arts. 2008. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
4. In 1894, the line was extended to Media. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN   9780738550435.
5. "Service Information". SEPTA. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
6. "SEPTA Transit Network Lifeline Service Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
7. Vitarelli, Alicia; Staff (September 7, 2021). "SEPTA Metro? Transit agency mulling big changes including new name, map, and signage". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
8. "Wayfinding Recommendations". SEPTA. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
9. "Design Concept Feedback". planning.septa.org. SEPTA. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

External links

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• Philadelphia portal

• "(Route) 34 (Schedule); Angora To Center City via Baltimore Avenue" (PDF). SEPTA. August 31, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
• 1974 Philadelphia Trolley Brochure, pages 12–13 and 14–15