SEPTA Route 79

Route 79
Overview
SystemSouthern District[1]
OperatorSEPTA City Transit Division
Began service1912 (1912) (trolleys)
1956 (1956) (bus service)
1961 (1961) (trackless trolleys)
2003 (2003) (bus service)
Route
LocalePhiladelphia
Communities servedSouth Philadelphia, Point Breeze
Start29th & Snyder Streets
ViaSnyder Avenue
EndColumbus Commons
Length3.0 mi (4.8 km)[1]
Service
Ridership5,066 (2019 weekday average)[1]
Annual patronage1,519,800 (FY2019)
TimetableRoute 79 schedule
Route map
29th Street
20th Street
(17 to 20th & Johnston)
 19th Street
(17 to Penn's Landing)
Broad Street
12th Street
(45 to Broad & Oregon)
 11th Street
(45 to 11th & Noble)
8th Street
(47 to Whitman Plaza)
 7th Street
(47 to 5th & Godfrey)
Columbus Boulevard
Legend
Bus/trolley services
Subway/rail services
Map only shows major stops and
high-frequency route connections.
This diagram:
← 78  City Transit Division  80 →

Route 79 is a former trackless trolley and current bus route, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The line runs between the Point Breeze neighborhood and the vicinity of Pier 70 along the Delaware River. Trackless trolleys replaced buses in 1961[2] but were suspended in 2003,[3] and the authority later decided against restoring trackless trolley service. Trolley cars had previously served Route 79 from 1912 until 1956.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "SEPTA Route Statistics 2018" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Springirth, Kenneth C. (2008). Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys, pp. 10 and 115. Charleston, SC (US): Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5692-5.
  3. ^ "Route of the Week - 79". iseptaphilly.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.