PATCO Speedline

PATCO Speedline
PATCO Speedline train at the Lindenwold station in 2017
Overview
OwnerDelaware River Port Authority
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Termini
Stations13 + 1 reopening in 2024
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Port Authority Transit Corporation
Rolling stock120 electric multiple units
Daily ridership18,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Ridership5,452,000 (2023)[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-01-04)
Technical
Line length14.2 mi (22.9 km)
CharacterUnderground, surface, and elevated (grade separated)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC
Operating speed30 mph (48 km/h) (avg.)
65 mph (105 km/h) (top)
Route map
Map
Proposed extension
to 40th Street Portal
15–16th & Locust
12–13th & Locust
9–10th & Locust
8th & Market
Franklin Square
re-opening 2024
City Hall
Broadway River Line (NJ Transit)
(Walter Rand T.C.)
Ferry Avenue
Collingswood
Westmont
Haddonfield
Woodcrest
Ashland
Lindenwold
Lindenwold Shops
Sources[3][4]

The PATCO Speedline, signed in Philadelphia as the Lindenwold Line and also known colloquially as the PATCO High Speed Line,[5][6][7] is a rapid transit route operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), which runs between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey.

The line runs underground in Philadelphia, crosses the Delaware River on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, runs underground in Camden, then runs above ground to the east end of the line in Lindenwold, New Jersey (with the Haddonfield, New Jersey stop being below street level). The Port Authority Transit Corporation and the Speedline are owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. The line opened between Lindenwold and Camden on January 4, 1969, with the full line to Philadelphia opening a few weeks later on February 15, 1969.

The PATCO Speedline operates 24 hours a day, one of only a few U.S. mass transit systems to do so.[a] In 2023, the line saw 5,452,000 rides, or about 18,500 per weekday in the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ PATCO Pennsylvania map
  4. ^ PATCO New Jersey map
  5. ^ Graham, Troy (January 7, 2011). "Man attacked, robbed in Mellon Center concourse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011. The concourse connects to the Market-Frankford Line, the Ridge Avenue spur line, and the PATCO High Speed Line.
  6. ^ Stillwell, Eileen (January 20, 2011). "Google Transit features PATCO schedule". Courier-Post. Retrieved January 27, 2011. "If you're not a regular user of the PATCO Hi-Speedline"
  7. ^ Barna, John (January 6, 2011). "DRPA to look at sale of PATCO". Gloucester County Times. Retrieved January 27, 2011. "Exploring the sale or privatization of the PATCO High Speed Line"


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