T2 (SEPTA Metro)

Light rail line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The T2, formerly Route 34, is a light rail line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in Center City, Philadelphia, to 61st Street in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.

Termini
Stations8 underground stations, 1 surface level station, and 22 street-level stops
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A trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue in 2008
Overview
Termini
Stations8 underground stations, 1 surface level station, and 22 street-level stops
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSEPTA Metro
Depot(s)Elmwood Carhouse
Daily ridership12,413 (2019)
Technical
Line length10.1 mi (16.3 km)[citation needed]
Track gauge5 ft 2+14 in (1,581 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge[1][2]
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map
13th Street
15th Street/​City Hall
19th Street
22nd Street
Drexel Station at 30th Street
33rd Street
Baltimore Avenue
36th–Sansom
37th–Spruce
40th Street Portal
Chester/Woodland Avenue
41st–Baltimore
42nd–Baltimore
Diversion tracks to 40th–Market
43rd–Baltimore
44th–Baltimore
45th–Baltimore
46th–Baltimore
47th–Baltimore
48th–Baltimore
Florence–Baltimore
49th–Baltimore
Non-Revenue Track
50th–Baltimore
51st–Baltimore
52nd–Baltimore
former wye on 52nd St.
Broomall–Baltimore
53rd–Baltimore
54th–Baltimore
55th–Baltimore
56th–Baltimore
57th–Baltimore
58th–Baltimore
59th–Baltimore
60th–Baltimore
61st–Baltimore/Angora
Angora Loop
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At 10.1 miles (16.3 km), it is the shortest of the SEPTA Metro's five T services, 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/City Hall, 19th Street, 22nd Street, Drexel Station at 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks of the Market Street subway, running beside the L

Passengers may transfer free of charge to the L at 13th, 15th Street/City Hall, and Drexel Station at 30th Street and to the B at 15th Street. Connections to SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street/City Hall 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]

Route 34 was renamed as the T2 on February 24, 2025.[7]

Stations and stops

All are in the city of Philadelphia.

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