SEPTA Routes 101 and 102

Routes 101 and 102
Media–Sharon Hill Line
Routes 101 and 102; Media–Sharon Hill Line
	Route 102 at Sharon Hill station
Overview
Locale	Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Termini	69th Street Transportation Center; Media-Orange Street (Route 101); Sharon Hill (Route 102);
Stations	52
Service
Type	Light rail
Services	2 Media Local (101); Media Express (101); Sharon Hill Local (102); Sharon Hill Express (102); 69th Street Local (both routes);
Operator(s)	SEPTA Suburban Division
Daily ridership	Route 101: 3,844; Route 102: 3,888; (FY 2019)
History
Opened	1906
Technical
Line length	11.9 miles (19.2 km)
Character	Surface (at-grade)
Track gauge	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map
	West Yard;
	formerly to West Chester & Ardmore
	Shisler Avenue
	closed

SEPTA Routes 101 and 102, also known as the Media–Sharon Hill Line, are light rail lines operated by the Suburban Transit Division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, serving portions of Delaware County. The routes' eastern terminus is 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Route 101 runs to Media, while Route 102 goes to Sharon Hill. Altogether, the two lines operate on approximately 11.9 miles (19.2 km) of route. The lines were formerly interurbans.

Along with the Norristown High Speed Line, formerly the Philadelphia and Western Railroad, the routes are the remaining lines of the Red Arrow Lines Trolley System once operated by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (successor to the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company); some local residents still call them "Red Arrow".

This route uses 29 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Type K LRV cars similar to those used on the SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines. However, unlike the city cars, the Type K cars on Routes 101 and 102 are double-ended and use pantograph collection instead of trolley poles.

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