SEPTA Route 15

Route 15, the Girard Avenue Line, is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) along Girard Avenue through North and West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2007, it is the only surface trolley line in the City Transit Division that is not part of the Subway–Surface Trolley Lines (although it is designated as such on SEPTA's rail maps). SEPTA PCC II vehicles are used on the line.

Route 15
Girard Avenue Trolley
SEPTA PCC II operating on the Route 15
Overview
StatusTemporarily suspended, bus shuttle
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Termini
Stations64 stops
Service
TypeLight rail
Operator(s)SEPTA
Depot(s)Callowhill
Rolling stockSEPTA PCC II
Daily ridership9,032 (ave. weekday, FY 2019)
History
Opened1859; 2005
Closed1992–2005; 2020–2024
Technical
Line length8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Track gauge5 ft 2+14 in (1,581 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

Richmond & Westmoreland
Loop
Richmond & Allegheny
Richmond & Cambria
Richmond & Somerset
Conrail Port Richmond Branch
Richmond & Lehigh
Richmond & Huntingdon
Richmond & Cumberland
Richmond & Girard
Girard & Aramingo
Girard & Berks
Girard & Palmer
Girard & Columbia
Girard & Frankford
Frankford & Delaware
(Northern Liberties Loop)
Frankford & Richmond
Girard & Front
Girard & 2nd
Girard & 3rd
Girard & 4th
Girard & 5th
Girard & 7th
Girard & 8th
Girard & 11th
Girard & 12th
Girard & Broad
Girard & 16th
Girard & 17th
Girard & Ridge
Girard & 19th
Girard & 20th
Girard & Corinthian
College & 24th
Poplar & 25th
Poplar & Stillman
Poplar & 26th
Girard & 26th
Girard & 27th
Girard & 28th
Girard & 29th
Girard & 31st
Girard & 33rd
Girard & 34th
Girard & 39th
Girard & 40th
Girard & 41st
Girard & 42nd
Girard & Belmont
Girard & Merion
Girard & Lancaster
Girard & 49th
Girard & 51st
Girard & 52nd
Girard & 54th
Girard & 56th
Girard & 57th
Girard & 59th from Callowhill Depot
Girard & 60th
Haverford│Girard
(
Haddington
Loop
)
61st
62nd
Passing Siding
63rd to Felton
63rd
non-revenue track
to 63rd & Lansdowne  10 

The line was first opened in 1859 as a horse car line operated by the Richmond and Schuylkill River Passenger Railway, and electrified in 1895, with extensions in 1902 and 1903. Service was "bustituted" in 1992, along with Route 23 (Germantown Avenue-11th and 12th Streets) and Route 56 (Torresdale-Erie Avenues). On September 4, 2005, trolley service was restored.

On April 29, 2012, the east of Frankford Ave the line started being operated by buses due to major reconstruction; west of Frankford is still run by PCC II. Trolleys terminated at Frankford and Delaware Avenues (Northern Liberties Loop) while buses terminated at Girard Station under the Market-Frankford Line. As of January 2020, the full line is being substituted by a bus bridge to allow for rolling stock maintenance, track repairs, and a nearby highway expansion. Trolley service was originally anticipated to return in late 2021. As of August 2023, six of the 18 cars have been restored, and SEPTA initially expected that trolleys will be in service in the fall of 2023. However, as of February 12, 2024, the trolleys are now expected to return in the spring of 2024.

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