Elmwood Carhouse

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Elmwood Carhouse
Side view of a row of Kawasaki LRVs awaiting assignment at Elmwood Carhouse in 1993.
General information
Location	7311 W. Elmwood Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°54′53″N 75°14′36″W / 39.914633°N 75.243275°W / 39.914633; -75.243275
Owned by	SEPTA
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 68 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 108
History
Electrified	Overhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station 80th Street–Eastwick Terminus Route 36 major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station 80th/​Eastwick Terminus major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street
Location

Elmwood Carhouse is a SEPTA Subway–Surface trolley carbarn^[1][2] that house the current Kawasaki LRVs that run on routes 11, 13, 34 & 36. From September 1992 to September 2005, Route 10 was housed here as well; however, with the restoration of the trolley service to Route 15 in 2005, the Route 10 trolleys are stored at Callowhill Carhouse.

The Elmwood Carhouse replaced the vintage Woodland Carhouse which was located at 49th & Woodland. On October 23, 1975 part of Woodland carbarn suffered a devastating fire in which several trolleys were destroyed. The Elmwood Carhouse officially opened on November 15, 1981.