| SEPTA Metro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | SEPTA |
| Area served | Delaware Valley |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania |
| Transit type | Rapid transit and light rail |
| Number of lines | 6 |
| Website | septa.org |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | SEPTA |
| Technical | |
| System length | 78 mi (126 km) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge |
SEPTA Metro is an urban rail transit network in Philadelphia and its suburbs, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The network includes two rapid transit lines and four light rail lines, totalling 78 miles (126 km) of rail service.
The rapid transit lines, locally known as subway or elevated lines, include the Market-Frankford Line (L) and the Broad Street Line (B). The light rail lines, locally known as trolley lines, include the subway-surface trolleys (T), the Route 15 trolley (G), the Media-Sharon Hill Line (D), and the Norristown High Speed Line (M).
Although the rail services in the network have been operating since the early 1900s, the network itself had no official name until 2023.
The "SEPTA Metro" name was first announced in 2021 as part of a project by SEPTA to improve navigation in their public transport system.[1] The project also included a new wayfinding system and a rebranding of existing services to identify each rail line as a unique letter and color.
References
edit- ^ Winberg, Michaela (September 7, 2021). "SEPTA is testing out a new name for its rail network: the Metro". Billy Penn. WHYY-TV. Retrieved February 27, 2024.