T2 (SEPTA Metro)

A trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue in 2008
Overview
Termini
Stations8 underground stations, 1 surface level station, and 22 street-level stops
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemSEPTA Metro
Depot(s)Elmwood Carhouse
Daily ridership12,413 (2019)
Technical
Line length10.1 mi (16.3 km)
Track gauge5 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1,581 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge[1][2]
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map
SEPTA Main Line
to Glenside
to Frankford Transit Center
 13th Street
15th Street/​City Hall
 15th Street/​City Hall
Suburban Station
 19th Street
22nd Street
Schuylkill River
Northeast Corridor
30th Street Station
 Drexel Station at 30th Street
Harrisburg Subdivision
NEC/Keystone Corridor
32nd Street Tunnel
to 69th Street Transit Center
 33rd Street
Baltimore Avenue
 36th–Sansom
37th–Spruce
40th Street Portal
Chester/Woodland Avenue
 41st–Baltimore
42nd–Baltimore
Diversion tracks to 40th–Market
 43rd–Baltimore
44th–Baltimore
45th–Baltimore
46th–Baltimore
47th–Baltimore
48th–Baltimore
Florence–Baltimore
49th–Baltimore
Non-Revenue Track
 50th–Baltimore
51st–Baltimore
52nd–Baltimore
former wye on 52nd St.
Broomall–Baltimore
53rd–Baltimore
54th–Baltimore
55th–Baltimore
56th–Baltimore
57th–Baltimore
58th–Baltimore
Angora
 59th–Baltimore
60th–Baltimore
61st–Baltimore/Angora
Angora Loop

The T2, formerly Route 34, is a light rail line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in Center City, Philadelphia, to 61st Street in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.

At 10.1 miles (16.3 km), it is the shortest of the SEPTA Metro's five T services, 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.[3]

Route description

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street station, the T2 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It stops at underground stations at 15th Street/City Hall, 19th Street, 22nd Street, Drexel Station at 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks of the Market Street subway, running beside the L

Passengers may transfer free of charge to the L at 13th, 15th Street/City Hall, and Drexel Station at 30th Street and to the B at 15th Street. Connections to SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street/City Hall stations to Jefferson Station and Suburban Station.

The T2 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), 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.[4]

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.[3]

In April 2020, the line's operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Service resumed on May 17, 2020.[5][6]

Route 34 was renamed as the T2 on February 24, 2025.[7]

Stations and stops

All are in the city of Philadelphia.

Neighborhood/
location 		Station or stop Connections Notes
Market East 13th Street SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 27, 31, 32 		Closed between 12:30–5:00am
Penn Center 15th Street/​City Hall SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines (at Suburban)
SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125 		Late night terminus
19th Street SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 17, 31, 38, 44, 48, 62, 78
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124
Center City
West 		22nd Street SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 7, 31, 44, 62
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125 		Replaced 24th Street station
University City Drexel Station at 30th Street Amtrak (at 30th Street)
NJ Transit: ACL Atlantic City Line (at 30th Street)
SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines (at 30th Street)
SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 31, 49, LUCY 		No direct passage to 30th Street Station
33rd Street SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, 49, LUCY 		Serves Drexel University
36th–Sansom SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 21 		Serves University of Pennsylvania
37th–Spruce SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 40, 42, LUCY 		Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spruce Hill 40th Street Portal SEPTA Metro:
SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, 42, LUCY 		End of T3, T4, and T5 concurrency
41st–Baltimore
42nd–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 30
43rd–Baltimore Serves Clark Park
44th–Baltimore Serves Clark Park
45th–Baltimore
46th–Baltimore
Cedar Park 47th–Baltimore
48th–Baltimore (WB) SEPTA City Bus: 64
Florence–Baltimore (EB) SEPTA City Bus: 64
49th–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 64
50th–Baltimore
51st–Baltimore
52nd–Baltimore (WB) SEPTA City Bus: 52
Angora Broomall–Baltimore (EB) SEPTA City Bus: 52
53rd–Baltimore
54th–Baltimore
55th–Baltimore
56th–Baltimore
57th–Baltimore
58th–Baltimore SEPTA Regional Rail: Media/Wawa Line (at Angora)
SEPTA City Bus: 46, 63
59th–Baltimore
60th–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 46
61st–Baltimore/Angora Also called Angora Loop

References

  1. ^ "The history of trolley cars and routes in Philadelphia". SEPTA. June 1, 1974. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014. An early city ordinance prescribed that all tracks were to have a gauge of 5' 21⁄4".
  2. ^ Hilton, George W. & Due, John Fitzgerald (1960). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 51–52. OCLC 237973.
  3. ^ a b "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Studio 34. Studio 34: Yoga Healing Arts. 2008. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  4. ^ In 1894, the line was extended to Media. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9780738550435.
  5. ^ "Service Information". SEPTA. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "SEPTA Transit Network Lifeline Service Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Heisey, Jessica (February 3, 2025). "SEPTA changes route designation system". WFMZ.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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