SEPTA Route 53

Route 53
A SEPTA Route 53 trolley turns from Pulaski Avenue to Erie Avenue in April 1985
Overview
Garage	Luzerne Depot
Began service	Pre-1890
Ended service	1985 (as a streetcar line)
Route
Locale	Philadelphia
Communities served	Mount Airy, Germantown, Hunting Park
Start	Carpenter Woods Park
Via	Wayne Avenue, Pulaski Avenue, Erie Avenue, 10th Street, Old York Road
End	Hunting Park (BSL Station)
Length	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Service
Ridership	766,500 (FY19)
Route map Legend Carpenter Lane Chestnut Hill West Line Chelten Avenue SEPTA Main Line Wayne Avenue Clarissa Street US 1 Roosevelt Expwy. Clarissa Street Pulaski Avenue  56  Erie Avenue  BSL  Broad Street  23  Germantown Avenue Lansdale/Doylestown Line Old York Road Luzerne Carhouse 10th Street  56  Erie Avenue This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Route 53 is a former streetcar line and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The line runs between the West Mount Airy and Hunting Park neighborhoods primarily along Wayne Avenue.