SEPTA Route 34


SEPTA's subway–surface trolley route 34, also called the Baltimore Avenue subway line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Angora Loop station in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
At, it is the shortest of SEPTA's five subway–surface trolley lines, 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.

Route description

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street station, Route 34 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It stops at underground stations at 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks in the same tunnel as SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line.
Passengers may transfer free of charge to the Market–Frankford Line at 13th, 15th, and 30th Streets and to the Broad Street Line at 15th Street. Connections to the SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street Stations to Jefferson Station and Suburban Station.
Route 34 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue, then heads west on Baltimore until it ends at a loop at 61st Street.

History

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.
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.
In April 2020, the line's operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Service resumed on May 17, 2020.

Stations and stops

All are in the City of Philadelphia.
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Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia-
Spruce Hill
End of Routes 11 and 13 concurrency
Spruce Hill41st & Baltimore
Spruce Hill42nd & Baltimore
Spruce Hill43rd & Baltimore
Spruce Hill44th & Baltimore
Spruce Hill45th & Baltimore
Spruce Hill46th & Baltimore
Cedar Park47th & Baltimore
Cedar Park48th & Baltimore
Cedar ParkFlorence & Baltimore
Cedar Park49th & Baltimore
Cedar Park50th & Baltimore
Cedar Park51st & Baltimore
Cedar Park52nd & Baltimore
AngoraBroomall & Baltimore
Angora53rd & Baltimore
Angora54th & Baltimore
Angora55th & Baltimore
Angora56th & Baltimore
Angora57th & Baltimore
Angora58th & Baltimore (at
Angora59th & Baltimore
Angora60th & Baltimore
AngoraAlso called Angora Loop