Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

**Website:** | http://www.septa.org]

The **Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority** (SEPTA) is a regional public transit authority serving the city and county of Philadelphia, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, and Chester County. SEPTA operates bus, subway and elevated rail, regional commuter rail, and light rail service

SEPTA also manages Shared-Ride, a door-to-door community bus type service in Philadelphia, and ADA paratransit services across the region. These services are operated by carrier contractors.

## History

SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) on September 30, 1968, which included bus, trolley, and trackless trolley routes, and the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad Street Line in the City of Philadelphia. This became the City Transit Division.

On January 30, 1970, SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, also known as the Red Arrow Lines, which included the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) route now called the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100), the Media and Sharon Hill Lines (Routes 101 and 102), and several suburban bus routes in Delaware County. Today, this is the Victory Division, though it is sometimes referred to as the Red Arrow Division.

In 1976, SEPTA acquired the Schuylkill Valley Lines, which is today the Frontier Division.

## Facilities

### Bus, Trolleybus, and Streetcars

*See **Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Garages and Yards***

### Garage/Maintenance Yards

* 69th Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)
* Allegheny Depot (City Transit Division/Bus) - 2601 West Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19132
* Berridge Shops (formerly Wyoming Shops) (Bus Maintenance and Overhauls)
* Bridge Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)
* Callowhill Depot (City Transit Division/Bus and Streetcar) - Callowhill St. between 58 & 59 St.
* Comly Depot (City Transit Division/Bus) - Comly St. & Bustleton Av.
* Elmwood Depot (City Transit Division/Streetcar) - Island & Elmwood Av.
* Fern Rock Yard (Broad Street Line)
* Frankford Depot (City Transit Division/Bus) - Frankford Av. between Bridge & Pratt St.
* Frazer Yard (Regional Rail Push and Pull sets)
* Frontier Depot (Suburban Transit Division/Bus) - Alan Wood Rd. north of Ridge Pike
* Germantown Brakes Maintenance Facility (Bus Maintenance/Trenton-Philadelphia Coach (officially)or Contract Operations-bus for government agencies and senior or disabled person transportation oversight (CCT)) - Germantown Av. near Phil-Ellena St.
* Midvale Depot (City Transit Division/Bus) - 4401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144
* Overbrook Maintenance Facility (Regional Rail)
* Powelton Yard (Regional Rail)
* Roberts Yard (Regional Rail)
* Southern Depot (City Transit Division/Bus) - Johnston St. between 19 & 20 St.
* Woodland Maintenance Facility (Streetcar Overhaul and Repairs)
* Victory Depot (69th Street) (Suburban Transit Division/Bus and Rail) - Victory Ave.

## Routes

### Bus

*See List of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus routes for details.*

## References

1. ↑ SEPTA, Foothill Transit and King County Metro Join Proterra’s Growing Roster of FTA Low-No Grant Program Winners, *Proterra*. Dated April 21, 2016, retrieved on April 23, 2016.
2. ↑ Fiscal Year 2015 Low and No-Emission Vehicle Deployment Program Projects, *Federal Transit Administration*. Retrieved on May 5, 2016.
3. ↑ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 550 Xcelsior Transit Buses, *New Flyer Industries*. Dated June 15, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.
4. ↑ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 550 Xcelsior Transit Buses, *New Flyer Industries*. Dated June 15, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.
5. ↑ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 550 Xcelsior Transit Buses, *New Flyer Industries*. Dated June 15, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.
6. ↑ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 550 Xcelsior Transit Buses, *New Flyer Industries*. Dated June 15, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.
7. ↑ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Awards New Flyer a Contract for up to 550 Xcelsior Transit Buses, *New Flyer Industries*. Dated June 15, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.
8. ↑ SEPTA to Purchase fuel-cell buses
9. ↑ www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info
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17. ↑ Wright, Bob. "SEPTA Trackless Trolley Lines". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
18. ↑ Greene, Michael (July 18, 2001). "SEPTA All-Time Trackless Trolley Roster". Retrieved February 2, 2019.