PATCO Speedline

The PATCO Speedline, signed in Philadelphia as the Lindenwold Line and also known colloquially as the PATCO High Speed Line, is a rapid transit route operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), which runs between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey.

PATCO Speedline
PATCO Speedline train at the Lindenwold station in 2017
Overview
OwnerDelaware River Port Authority
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Termini
Stations13 + 1 reopening in 2024
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Port Authority Transit Corporation
Rolling stock120 electric multiple units
Daily ridership17,500 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Ridership4,870,200 (2022)
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1969 (1969-01-04)
Technical
Line length14.2 mi (22.9 km)
CharacterUnderground, surface, and elevated (grade separated)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
Route map

Proposed extension
to 40th Street Portal
15–16th & Locust
12–13th & Locust
9–10th & Locust
8th & Market
Franklin Square
re-opening 2024
City Hall
Broadway
(Walter Rand T.C.)
Ferry Avenue
Collingswood
Westmont
Haddonfield
Woodcrest
Ashland
Lindenwold
Lindenwold Shops
Sources

The line runs underground in Philadelphia, crosses the Delaware River on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, runs underground in Camden, then runs above ground to the east end of the line in Lindenwold, New Jersey (with the Haddonfield, New Jersey stop being below street level). The Port Authority Transit Corporation and the Speedline are owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. The line opened between Lindenwold and Camden on January 4, 1969, with the full line to Philadelphia opening a few weeks later on February 15, 1969.

The PATCO Speedline operates 24 hours a day, one of only a few U.S. mass transit systems to do so. In 2022, the line saw 4,870,200 rides, or about 17,500 per weekday in the third quarter of 2023.

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