Talk:SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes/History
| Early | Current # | Name | Terminals | Via | Buses started | Company | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Route 2 | 15th and 16th Streets Line | South Philly | North Philly | 15th and 16th Streets | November 3, 1956 | ||
| 3 | Route 3 | Frankford-12th and 13th Streets Line | Downtown | Frankford | 12th and 13th Streets, Berks Street, and Kensington Avenue | February 4, 1956 | Frankford and Southwark Philadelphia City Passenger Railroad (ETCo) | |
| 4 | N/A | Lehigh Avenue-6th and 7th Streets Line?[1] | South Philly | North Philly | 6th and 7th Streets and 2nd and Front Streets | N/A | Off Lehigh Avenue by 1923; eliminated in 1930 (replaced by rerouted 65 and extended 57) | |
| 5 | Route 5 | Frankford-2nd and 3rd Streets Line | South Philly | Frankford | 2nd and 3rd Streets and Frankford Avenue | December 24, 1955 | Second and Third Streets Passenger Railway (ETCo) | |
| 6 | N/A | Luzerne Street-10th and 11th Streets Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1920 | |
| 7 | Route 7 | Strawberry Mansion-22nd and 23rd Streets Line | South Philly | Fairmount Park | 22nd and 23rd Streets and 29th Street | May 28, 1955 | ||
| 8 | (Route 89) | Dauphin Street and Susquehanna Avenue Line | Fairmount Park | Kensington | Dauphin and Susquehanna Streets and Norris and Susquehanna Streets | February 25, 1956 | Eliminated after 1971; replaced by 89 where not redundant to 39 | |
| 9 | (Route 48) | Strawberry Mansion-4th and 5th Streets Line | South Philly | Fairmount Park | 4th and 5th Streets, Arch Street, 22nd and 23rd Streets, and 31st and 32nd Streets | N/A | Eliminated on January 29, 1956; replaced by rerouted 48 | |
| 10 | Route 10 | Lancaster Avenue-Subway Line | Haddington | Downtown | Girard Avenue and Lancaster Avenue | N/A | ||
| 11 | Route 11 | Woodland Avenue-Subway Line | Darby | Downtown | Woodland Avenue | N/A | Philadelphia and Darby Railway (PTCo) | |
| 12 | Route 12 | Grays Ferry Line | Darby | Downtown | Woodland Avenue, Grays Ferry Road, and Spruce and Pine Streets | July 21, 1956 | Philadelphia and Gray's Ferry Passenger Railway (PTCo) | |
| 13 | Route 13 | Chester Avenue Line | Kingsessing | Downtown | Chester Avenue and Chestnut and Walnut Streets | N/A | ||
| 14 | (Route 30) | 42nd Street Line | West Philly | 42nd Street | June 21, 1947 | Became part of 30 after 1971 | ||
| 15 | Route 15 | Girard Avenue Line | Haddington | Bridesburg | Girard Avenue and Richmond Street | September 13, 1992; trolleys restored in 2005 | ETCo/PPRy | |
| 16 | N/A | North 19th and 20th Streets Line | Downtown | Fairmount Park | 19th and 20th Streets and York and Dauphin Streets | N/A | PTCo | Eliminated in 1929; mostly redundant to 8/39 and 33 |
| 17 | Route 17 | South 19th and 20th Streets Line | South Philly | Downtown | 19th and 20th Streets and Market Street | December 29, 1957 | PTCo | |
| 18 | N/A | South 22nd and 23rd Streets Line | South Philly | Downtown | 22nd and 23rd Streets and Chestnut and Walnut Streets | N/A | Eliminated on April 1, 1953; redundant to 7 | |
| 19 | (Route 53) | Luzerne Street-6th and 7th Streets Line | South Philly | North Philly | 6th and 7th Streets and Germantown Avenue | N/A | Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 53 where not redundant to 4 (which was itself replaced by 65) | |
| 20 | N/A | 12th and 13th Streets Line | League Island | North Philly | 12th and 13th Streets | December 29, 1957 | Eliminated after 1957 | |
| 21 | N/A | North 17th and 18th Streets Line | Downtown | North Philly | 17th and 18th Streets | N/A | PTCo | Eliminated on March 24, 1956 |
| 22 | (Route 55) | Doylestown Line | Willow Grove | Doylestown | Doylestown Pike | February 14, 1931 | Replaced by extended 55 after 1944; 22 itself replaced 74 | |
| 23 | Route 23 | Germantown Avenue-10th and 11th Streets Line | South Philly | Chestnut Hill | 10th and 11th Streets and Germantown Avenue | February 21, 1992 | Germantown Passenger Railway (PPRy) | |
| 24 | N/A | York Road-15th and 16th Streets Line | Downtown | City line | 15th and 16th Streets and York Road | N/A | Eliminated in 1929; mostly redundant to 2, 55, and 66 | |
| 25 | Route 25 | Dauphin Street-2nd and 3rd Streets Line?[2] | South Philly | Kensington | 2nd and 3rd Streets and Girard Avenue | April 9, 1949 | ETCo | Off Dauphin Street by 1923; removed from downtown in 1930 |
| 26 | N/A | Kensington-6th and 7th Streets Line | ? | Kensington | 6th and 7th Streets and ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1922 | |
| 27 | N/A | Kensington-12th and 13th Streets Line | ? | Kensington | 12th and 13th Streets and ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1922 | |
| 28 | N/A | North 2nd and 3rd Streets Line | ? | ? | 2nd and 3rd Streets | N/A | Eliminated in 1922 | |
| 29 | Route 29 | Morris and Tasker Streets Line | South Philly | Morris and Tasker Streets | August 9, 1947 | PTCo | ||
| 30 | Route 30 | Haverford Avenue-Vine Street Line?[3] | Haddington | West Philly | Haverford Avenue | August 20, 1950 | West Philadelphia Passenger Railway (PTCo) | Off Vine Street by 1923 |
| 31 | Route 31 | Market Street-Haverford Avenue Line | Overbrook Park | Downtown | Haverford Avenue, 63rd Street, and Market Street | June 16, 1956 | ||
| 32 | N/A | South 17th and 18th Streets Line | South Philly | Downtown | 17th and 18th Streets and Market Street | N/A | PTCo | Eliminated on December 29, 1957 |
| 33 | Route 33 | Hunting Park-19th and 20th Streets Line | Downtown | Hunting Park | Arch Street, 19th and 20th Streets, and Hunting Park Avenue | December 24, 1955 | ||
| 34 | Route 34 | Baltimore Avenue-Subway Line | Angora | Downtown | Baltimore Avenue | N/A | ||
| 35 | (Route 52) | 52nd Street-Parkside Avenue Line | West Philly | Fairmount Park | 49th Street, 52nd Street, and Parkside Avenue | N/A | Eliminated and replaced by 38A where not redundant to 70 in 1929; replaced by branch of 52 after 1944 | |
| 36 | Route 36 | Elmwood Avenue Line | Eastwick | Downtown | Elmwood Avenue, Grays Ferry Road, and Chestnut and Walnut Streets | N/A | ||
| 37 | Route 37 | Chester Short Line | Chester | Downtown | Bartram Avenue, Island Road, and Woodland Avenue | November 5, 1955 | ||
| 38 | Route 38 | Baring Street-Subway Line | Fairmount Park | Downtown | Parkside Avenue, 40th Street, and Baring Street | October 15, 1955 | Rerouted out of the subway after 1944; portion on Baring Street replaced by 31 | |
| 39 | Route 39 | Huntingdon and Cumberland Streets Line | Fairmount Park | Kensington | Dauphin and Susquehanna Streets and Huntingdon and Cumberland Streets | February 25, 1956 | Originally 6?[4]; renumbered 39 by 1923 | |
| 40 | Route 40 | Lombard and South Streets Line | Fairmount Park | Downtown | Parkside Avenue, 40th and 41st Streets, South Street, and Lombard and South Streets | September 9, 1956 | Lombard and South Streets Passenger Railway (ETCo) | |
| 41 | (Route 31) | Market Street-Overbrook Line | Overbrook | Downtown | 63rd Street and Market Street | August 11, 1957 | Eliminated after 1957; replaced by rerouted 31 where not redundant to 10 | |
| 42 | Route 42 | West Spruce Street Line | West Philly | Downtown | Spruce Street and Locust and Chestnut Streets | September 9, 1956 | ||
| 43 | Route 43 | Spring Garden Street Line | Fairmount Park | Northern Liberties | 44th Street, Lancaster Avenue, Spring Garden Street, and Green and Fairmount Streets | July 5, 1956 | ||
| 44 | (Route 10) | Lansdowne Avenue-Arch Street Line | Haddington | Downtown | Lansdowne Avenue, Lancaster Avenue, Spring Garden Street, and Arch Street | N/A | Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 10 where not redundant to 43 and 9 | |
| 45 | N/A | Hog Island Line | Hog Island | Eastwick | Island Road | N/A | Eliminated on August 4, 1918 (which part?) and November 2, 1925; UA (?) restored service on Island Road by 1944; no longer exists | |
| 46 | Route 46 | 58th and 60th Streets Line | Kingsessing | Haddington | 58th Street and 60th Street | August 11, 1957 | ||
| 47 | Route 47 | Olney-8th and 9th Streets Line | South Philly | Olney | 8th and 9th Streets, 7th and 8th Streets, and 5th Street | July 9, 1967 (south half); June 15, 1969 (north half) | ||
| 48 | Route 48 | Fairmount-Arch Street Line | Downtown | Tioga | Arch Street, 22nd and 23rd Streets, and 29th Street | January 28, 1956 | ||
| 49 | Route 6 (also 56) | Glenside Line | North Philly | Willow Grove | Erie Avenue, Wayne Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Ogontz Avenue, and Tyson Avenue | June 8, 1958 north of the city line; January 11, 1986 south of the city line | Cut back and renumbered 6 between 1923 and 1932; south portion became part of 56 | |
| 50 | Route 18 | Fox Chase-4th and 5th Streets Line | South Philly | Fox Chase | 4th and 5th Streets and Rising Sun Avenue | October 12, 1980 | Renumbered 18 after 1980; south part partially replaced by extended 57 | |
| 51 | (Route 3) | Columbia Avenue-8th and 9th Streets Line | Downtown | Fairmount Park | 8th and 9th Streets and Columbia Avenue | N/A | Union Passenger Railway (PTCo) | Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 3 where not redundant with 47/61 |
| 52 | (Route K) | Chelten Avenue Line | Germantown | Fern Rock | Chelten Avenue | January 28, 1956 | Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway (PPRy) | Replaced by extended K after 1944 |
| 53 | Route 53 | Wayne Avenue-12th and 13th Streets Line | South Philly | Carpenter | 12th and 13th Streets and Wayne Avenue | May 6, 1985 | Truncated from downtown to replace 19 between 1923 and 1932 | |
| 54 | Route 54 | Lehigh Avenue Line | Fairmount Park | Kensington | Lehigh Avenue and Somerset Street | June 4, 1955 | Lehigh Avenue Railway | |
| 55 | Route 55 | York Road-10th and 11th Streets Line | Downtown | Willow Grove | 10th and 11th Streets and Old York Road | September 8, 1940 to Willow Grove; June 27, 1952 | Truncated from downtown between 1923 and 1932 | |
| 56 | Route 56 | Erie Avenue-Torresdale Avenue Line | North Philly | Mayfair | Erie Avenue and Torresdale Avenue | June 14, 1992 | Extended over 58 from Frankford to Cottman in 1929 | |
| 57 | Route 57 | Jefferson and Master Streets Line | North Philly | Jefferson and Master Streets | June 18, 1955 | Rerouted at east end to replace part of 4 between 1923 and 1932; orginal east-west portion eliminated in 1955 | ||
| 58 | (Route 56) | Torresdale Avenue Line | Frankford | Mayfair | Torresdale Avenue | N/A | Became part of 56 in 1929 | |
| 59 | Route 59 | Bustleton Line | Frankford | Bustleton | Oxford Avenue, Castor Avenue, and Bustleton Avenue | April 18, 1948 to Bustleton; June 24, 1950 | ||
| 60 | Route 60 | Allegheny Avenue Line | Fairmount Park | Port Richmond | Allegheny Avenue | September 4, 1977 | ||
| 61 | Route 61 | Manayunk Line | Downtown | Manayunk | Ridge Avenue | August 9, 1941 | Ridge Avenue and Manayunk Passenger Railway (PTCo) | |
| 62 | (Route 13) | Darby-Chester Avenue Extension Line | Kingsessing | Darby | Chester Avenue | N/A | Replaced by extension of 13 on January 23, 1971 | |
| 63 | N/A | Catharine and Bainbridge Streets Line | South Philly | Catharine and Bainbridge Streets | June 18, 1955 | Catharine and Bainbridge Streets Railway (PTCo) | Eliminated in 1956? | |
| 64 | Route 64 | Federal and Wharton Streets Line | South Philly | Federal and Wharton Streets | April 14, 1956 | PTCo | Moved north to Washington Avenue in 1956 | |
| 65 | N/A | York Road-4th and 5th Streets Line | Downtown | Logan | 4th and 5th Streets and Old York Road | N/A | Moved to 6th and 7th Streets between 1923 and 1932; eliminated on April 4, 1953, since it was mostly redundant to 23 | |
| 66 | Route 66 | Holmesburg Line | Frankford | City line | Frankford Avenue | July 30, 1955 | Added between 1923 and 1932 | |
| 67 | N/A | Zoo-33rd and 36th Streets Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | West End Passenger Railway (?) | Eliminated in 1918 |
| 68 | N/A | Point Breeze-11th and 12th Streets Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1914 | |
| 69 | Route 31 | 63rd Street Line | Overbrook Park | West Philly | Haverford Avenue and 63rd Street | N/A | Replaced part of 31 between 1923 and 1932; 31 extended back over 69 on September 10, 1938 | |
| 70 | Route 52 | 52nd Street-Bala Line | West Philly | Bala | 49th Street, 52nd Street, and 54th Street | May 28, 1955 | Renumbered 52 after 1944; replaced by extended 64 on 49th Street | |
| 71 | (Route 117) | Darby-Media Line | Darby | Media | August 13, 1938 | Rerouted to replace 72 between 1932 and 1944; partly replaced by 117 and partly eliminated after 1944 | ||
| 72 | N/A | Moores Line | Folsom | Prospect Park | Lincoln Avenue | July 29, 1939 | Became part of 71 between 1932 and 1944; now totally gone | |
| 73 | Route 73 | Bridesburg Line | Frankford | Bridesburg | Bridge Street | August 23, 1941 (which part?); April 10, 1948 | ||
| 74 | (Route 22) | Hatboro Line | Willow Grove | Hatboro | February 14, 1931 | Replaced by rerouted 22 after 1944 | ||
| 75 | Routes 26 and 75 | Olney Avenue Line | Fairmount Park | Bridesburg | Midvale Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Olney Avenue, Wyoming Avenue, and Orthodox Street | April 17, 1948 (75); January 28, 1956 (26) | Split into 26 and 75 between 1923 and 1932; a short piece at Bridesburg became part of J after 1944 | |
| 76 | Route 113 | Darby-Chester Line | Darby | Chester | May 25, 1935 | Renumbered 113 after 1944 | ||
| 77 | (Routes 117 and 118) | Middletown Line | Chester | Media | May 30, 1935 to Chester; April 4, 1936 | Replaced by 117 and 118 after 1944 | ||
| 78 | (Route 113) | Lansdowne Line | Darby | Lansdowne | N/A | Replaced by extended 113 on June 21, 1947 | ||
| 79 | Route 79 | Snyder Avenue Line | South Philly | Snyder Avenue | April 18, 1956 (south portion); October 27, 1956 | |||
| 80 | (Routes 7 and G) | Oregon Avenue Line | South Philly | Oregon Avenue | 1923 | Replaced by extended 7 and G after 1944 | ||
| 81 | (Route 37) | Passyunk Avenue Line | South Philly | Passyunk Avenue and Snyder Avenue | October 2, 1955 | Replaced by rerouted 37 where not redundant with 79 after 1944 | ||
| 82 | N/A | Chester-47th Street Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1918 | |
| 83 | N/A | Island Road Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1918 | |
| 84 | N/A | Lancaster Avenue-Arch Street Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1918 | |
| 85 | N/A | Race and Arch Streets Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1914 | |
| 86 | N/A | Glenside Short Line | ? | ? | ? | N/A | Eliminated in 1913 | |
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