SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines

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The SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines are a network of light rail routes in Philadelphia that operate partly in subway tunnels and partly on city streets, connecting Center City with West Philadelphia and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light rail system
public transit system
tram network
centralTunnelTerminus 13th Street station
15th Street station
19th Street station
22nd Street station
30th Street Station
surface form: 30th Street station

33rd Street station
36th Street station
37th Street station
40th Street Portal
characteristic partly in subway tunnels and partly on city streets
connectsWith SEPTA Broad Street Line
SEPTA Market–Frankford Line
SEPTA Regional Rail
electrification overhead lines
fareSystem SEPTA Key
fareZone Transit (City) Zone
hasRoute Route 10
Route 11
Route 13
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Route 15 (historically connected via subway–surface tunnel only in part of its history)

Route 34
Route 36
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
surface form: United States
openingPeriod early 20th century
operator Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
surface form: SEPTA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
owner Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
partOf SEPTA rapid transit network
surface form: SEPTA City Transit Division
plannedUpgrade modern low-floor light rail vehicles (Trolley Modernization Program)
primaryFunction connect Center City with West Philadelphia and nearby neighborhoods
propulsion electric
rollingStockType Portland Streetcar
surface form: Kawasaki LRVs

PCC streetcars (historically)
servesArea Center City Philadelphia
Delaware County
Southwest Philadelphia
University City, Philadelphia
surface form: University City

West Philadelphia
streetRunningSection Baltimore Avenue
Chester Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Lancaster Avenue
Woodland Avenue
transitType light rail
streetcar
tunnelSection 40th Street Portal
surface form: Market Street subway tunnel
usesTrackGauge standard gauge

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Pennsylvania trolley gauge usedOn SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines