SEPTA Metro

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SEPTA Metro is an urban rail transit network in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The network includes two rapid transit lines, a light rapid transit line, a surface-running trolley line, and a subway–surface trolley line, totaling 78 miles (126 km)^[a] of rail service.

Although some of Philadelphia's transit lines date to the 19th century and the SEPTA agency began operations in 1965, the transit network itself had no formal name until 2024, when it was named "SEPTA Metro" as part of an effort to make the system easier to navigate. The effort is also replacing each line's name with a single letter, plus a number to denote various service patterns. After a two-year transition that will replace signage throughout the system, the Market–Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, subway–surface trolley lines, the Route 15 trolley, Media–Sharon Hill Line, and Norristown High Speed Line will be referred to as the L, B, T, G, D, and M, respectively.

In September 2021, SEPTA officials proposed to rebrand its rail transit services to make the system easier to navigate. The lines included the Market–Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, subway–surface trolley lines, Norristown High Speed Line, Route 15 trolley, and Routes 101 and 102 trolleys.^[2][3]

Under this proposal, new maps, station signage, and line designations would be created. Under the proposed nomenclature, trunk lines would receive a letter and a color, with services having a numeric suffix and service name, to make wayfinding easier.^[4] Services on the current Market–Frankford Line, for instance, would be called the "L Lines" and colored blue, with local service becoming the "L1 Market–Frankford Local".

Services along the current Broad Street Line would become the "B Lines" and colored orange, with local service becoming the "B1 Broad Street Local".^[5] The express service would become the "B2 Broad Street Express", the special service would become the "B2 Express Sports Special", and spur service would become the "B3 Broad–Ridge Express". Services along the current subway–surface, Norristown High-Speed Line, Route 15 trolley, and Routes 101 and 102 suburban trolley trunk would become the "T Lines", "M Lines", "G Lines", and "D Lines" respectively.^[5] SEPTA budgeted $40 million to June 2023 for the rebranding.^[6]

In March 2022, SEPTA revised the SEPTA Metro proposal based on community feedback collected during September and October 2021. Under the amended proposal, each lettered service will be known as "Line" rather than "Lines". Special service along the Broad Street Line would become part of the "B2 Broad Street Express", with service being differentiated by their end terminals. Real-time information will be presented at stations on screens.^[7] Stations with shared names would be renamed to avoid confusion.^[4] SEPTA upgraded its website in late 2023,^[8][9] before the planned rollout of SEPTA Metro in 2024.^[10]

The first updated signs were installed at Drexel Station at 30th Street in February 2024.^[11]

SEPTA Metro lines

Line name	Type	Service patterns	Terminal stations		Average weekday ridership (FY 2023)[12]
			South/West	North/East
Market–Frankford Line	Rapid transit	All Stops	69th Street Transit Center	Frankford Transit Center	107,651
Broad Street Line	Rapid transit	Local	NRG	Fern Rock Transit Center	79,155
		Express	Walnut–Locust NRG (limited)
		Spur	8th–Market
Subway–Surface Trolleys	Subway/surface	Route 10	63rd–Malvern / Overbrook	13th Street	5,396
		Route 34	61st–Baltimore / Angora		6,225
		Route 13	Yeadon Darby Transit Center (limited)		6,503
		Route 11	Darby Transit Center		6,669
		Route 36	80th Street–Eastwick		7,101
Route 15 Trolley	Trolley	All Stops	63rd–Girard	Richmond–Westmoreland	4,762
Media–Sharon Hill Line	Trolley	Route 101	Orange Street / Media	69th Street Transit Center	2,023
		Route 102	Chester Pike / Sharon Hill		2,097
Norristown High Speed Line	Light metro	Local	69th Street Transit Center	Norristown Transit Center	4,510

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SEPTA Metro

Lines	Current  Market–Frankford Line  Broad Street Line  Subway–Surface Trolleys  Route 10  Route 34  Route 13  Route 11  Route 36  Route 15 Trolley  Media–Sharon Hill Line  Norristown High Speed Line Former Trolley routes 6 23 50 53 56 60 Proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway
Stations	List of stations Major stations 69th Street T.C. Darby T.C. Drexel Station at 30th Street Fern Rock T.C. Frankford T.C. Norristown T.C. Olney T.C.
Equipment	SEPTA K-car SEPTA PCC III B-4 M-4 N-5

Regional Rail

Lines	Current      Airport Line      Chestnut Hill East Line      Chestnut Hill West Line      Cynwyd Line      Fox Chase Line      Glenside Combined      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line      Manayunk/​Norristown Line      Media/Wawa Line      Paoli/​Thorndale Line      Trenton Line      Warminster Line      West Trenton Line      Wilmington/​Newark Line Former Bethlehem Line Cynwyd-Ivy Ridge service Elwyn-West Chester service Pottsville Line Proposed Schuylkill River Passenger Rail
Stations	List of current stations List of former stations Major stations 30th Street Suburban Jefferson
Equipment	Current Siemens ACS-64 Comet Silverliner Silverliner IV Silverliner V Former ABB ALP-44 EMD AEM-7 Silverliner Silverliner I Silverliner II Silverliner III

Buses and
trolleybuses

Current	Trackless trolley routes 59 66 75 City bus routes 6 23 29 35 37 38 53 56 60 79 Suburban bus routes 103 104
Former	Trackless trolley routes 29 79

Miscellaneous

• 25 Hz traction power system
• Callowhill Depot
• Center City Commuter Connection
• SEPTA Key