| SEPTA Rapid Transit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Owner | SEPTA | ||
| Locale | Delaware Valley | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 (4 if the Broad-Ridge Spur is counted) | ||
| Line number | (includes the Broad-Ridge Spur) | ||
| Number of stations | 75 | ||
| Daily ridership | 343,800 As of 2015[update][1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 100,093,800 As of 2015[update][1] | ||
| Chief executive | Jeffrey Knueppel, General Manager | ||
| Headquarters | 1234 Market Street Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Website | septa.org | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | March 4, 1907 (with the Market-Frankford Line) | ||
| Operator(s) | SEPTA | ||
| Number of vehicles | 404 Revenue Vehicles As of 2015[update][1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 36.7 mi (59.1 km) | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC Third rail | ||
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The SEPTA Rapid Transit system consists of rapid transit service on 3 lines (plus the Broad-Ridge Spur) to 75 stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its suburbs and satellite cities. Service on most lines operates from 5:30 a.m. to midnight. It is the sixth-busiest rapid transit system in the United States.
Lines edit
- The Norristown High-Speed Line has four services: a Local, an Express, a Hughes Park express, and a Limited service.[2]
Stations edit
There are 75 active stations in the Rapid Transit network (as of 2016), including 52 in the city of Philadelphia, 16 in Delaware County, and seven in Montgomery County.[3][4][5]
| County | Stations | Boardings in 2003 | Boardings in 2001 |
| Philadelphia | 52 | ? | ? |
| Delaware County | 16 | ? | ? |
| Montgomery County | 7 | ? | ? |
| total | 75 | ? | ? |
Rolling stock edit
SEPTA uses a mixed fleet of General Electric and Hyundai Rotem "Silverliner" electric multiple unit (EMU) cars, used on all Regional Rail lines. SEPTA also uses push-pull equipment: coaches built by Bombardier and Pullman Standard, hauled by AEM-7 or ALP-44 (and soon to be ACS-64) electric locomotives similar to those used by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit (NJT) respectively. The push-pull equipment is used primarily for peak express service because it accelerates slower than EMU equipment, making it less suitable for local service with close station spacing and frequent stops and starts.
As of 2012, all cars have a blended red-and-blue SEPTA window logo and "ditch lights" that flash at grade crossings and when "deadheading" through stations, as required by Amtrak for operations on the Northeast and Keystone Corridors. SEPTA's railroad reporting mark SEPA is the official mark for their revenue equipment, though it is rarely seen on external markings. SPAX can be seen on non-revenue work equipment, including boxcars, diesel locomotives, and other rolling stock.
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SEPTA passenger rolling stock includes:
Electric multiple units edit
| Year | Make | Model | Numbers[6] | Total | Hp | Tare (Ton/t) |
Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–76 | GE | Silverliner IV | 101–188, 306–399, 417–460 (married pairs) 276–305, 400–416 (single cars) |
231 of 232 active | Not known | 62.5/56.8 | 125 | 101–188 Series Former Reading Married Pairs. 306–399 Series Former Penn Central Married Pairs. 400-series units are cars renumbered from lower series or from Reading Railroad cars 9018–9031 when PCB transformers were replaced with silicone transformers. |
| 2010–13 | Rotem | Silverliner V | 701–738 (single cars) 801–882 (married pairs) |
120 of 120 active | 62.5/56.8 | 110 | Replacements for 70 older cars; will also add capacity.[7] First three cars entered revenue service October 29, 2010; delivery completed as of March 21, 2013. All units temporarily withdrawn due to cracks on some of the components. |
History edit
Market-Frankford Line edit
Broad Street Line edit
Norristown High Speed Line edit
Ridership edit
The following chart shows SETPA Regional Rail ridership from 1979–2013:[8][full citation needed][9][10][11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
FY 2015 Operatingwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "SEPTA - Norristown High Speed Line". SEPTA.
- ^ "SEPTA - Market-Frankford Line". SEPTA.
- ^ "SEPTA - Broad Street Line". SEPTA.
- ^ "SEPTA - Norristown High Speed Line". SEPTA.
- ^ Philadelphia Transit Vehicles: Regional Rail roster
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
progressivewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ SEPTA 1997 Ridership Census, Annual Service Plans FY 2001 through 2007
- ^ "Philadelphia 2013: The State of the City" (PDF). The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Glover, Sarah (July 23, 2013). "SEPTA Sets Regional Rail Ridership Record". WCAU. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "FY 2013 SEPTA annual report" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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