Port Authority Transit Corporation
PATCO Speedline

Locale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey
Transit type	Rapid transit
Began operation	June 7, 1936
No. of lines	1
No. of stations	13
Daily ridership	38,000/day
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm
Operator	Port Authority Transit Corporation

A Philadelphia-bound PATCO train arrives at Woodcrest Station.

PATCO 15-16th & Locust Station exit onto street in Philadelphia.

Port Authority Transit Corporation operates the PATCO Speedline between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. The Speedline runs underground in Philadelphia, crosses the Delaware River on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, runs underground in Camden, then runs aboveground in the New Jersey suburbs after that. PATCO and the Speedline are owned and controlled by the Delaware River Port Authority. PATCO Speedline operation began on February 15, 1969, with the first trip from Lindenwold, New Jersey, to Center City, Philadelphia. The line transports over 33,000 people daily^[1], and operates 24 hours a day. Image File history File links PATCO_Logo. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 inches LengthUS = 280 km)  - Length {{{LengthUS}}} miles (455hamburgers HighestPoint = Mount Davis km)  - % water 2. ... Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway system, usually in an urban area, with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 672 KB) Summary A PATCO Speedline train pulls into Woodcrest station, heading towards Philadelphia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 672 KB) Summary A PATCO Speedline train pulls into Woodcrest station, heading towards Philadelphia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 618 KB) Summary PATCO Speedline 15th-16th & Locust station exit. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 618 KB) Summary PATCO Speedline 15th-16th & Locust station exit. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 inches LengthUS = 280 km)  - Length {{{LengthUS}}} miles (455hamburgers HighestPoint = Mount Davis km)  - % water 2. ... Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (also known simply as the Ben Franklin Bridge), originally named the Delaware River Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. ... Map Political Statistics County Camden County Mayor Gwendolyn Faison Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 26. ... The Delaware River Port Authority or DRPA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Lindenwold highlighted in Camden County Lindenwold is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ...

History

The modern-day PATCO Speedline is composed of several disparate rail lines, some dating back to the early 20th century. Ben Franklin Bridge was designed to accommodate rail as well as road traffic; when it opened on July 1, 1926, it had two outboard structures under the main roadway for rail (in addition to two never-used streetcar tracks on the main roadway). Construction of the rail line didn't actually begin until 1932, and the Bridge Line opened on June 7, 1936. Relatively short, it only had four stations: 8th Street and Franklin Square in Philadelphia (the latter now closed) and City Hall and Broadway in Camden (connecting to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines at Broadway). Service was soon extended north along the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line from 8th Street to Girard station. Categories: US geography stubs | Buildings and structures stubs | Toll bridges in New Jersey | Toll bridges in Pennsylvania | Suspension bridges ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. ... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in the extreme northern reaches of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several stadiums. ...

In Philadelphia, the tunnel known as the Locust Street Subway was built from 8th Street to 18th Street in 1931, but tracks were not laid. 1936 plans to extend the tunnel west to 49th Street never came to fruition. Trains didn't run through the tunnel until February 10, 1952, as an extension of the Broad-Ridge Spur, which now ends at PATCO's 8th and Market station. The last train ran from this line onto the Broad Street Line on August 23, 1968, and the line was reconfigured as a rerouting of the Bridge Line^[2]. This section is still owned by SEPTA, and is leased by PATCO.^[3] February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several stadiums. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ...

The rest of the line from Camden to Lindenwold opened on February 15, 1969 along former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines trackage. Woodcrest Station was added later, in 1980, between the existing Haddonfield and Ashland stations. In 2005, PATCO officials started talks of building a second PATCO spur from the main PATCO line, in which it would serve Gloucester County and ending in Glassboro, on the grounds of Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College).^[4] February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad in southern New Jersey. ... Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro, New Jersey comprised of 43 buildings. ...

Fare collection

Since 1969, PATCO has used a magnetic ticket as the sole means of collecting fares.

In July 2006, PATCO announced that it would start the transition from a magnetic ticket fare system to an electronic smart card system. Magnetic tickets will still be sold, however they too will be upgraded. The system is expected to be used by the general public in late 2006 following a testing period by PATCO employees and some frequent commuters. The system is being put into effect in an attempt to gain ridership which has fallen sharply since its peak in 1990. The system was built in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Cubic Transportation Inc.^[1] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Smart card used for health insurance in France. ... This article is about the year. ... Nickname: Oil Capital of the World, Americas Most Beautiful City, T-Town Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: Country United States State Oklahoma Counties Tulsa County Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area    - City 483. ...

Connections to other transit systems

New Jersey Transit connections

New Jersey Transit buses connect to most PATCO stations in New Jersey. The New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line also stops at Lindenwold Station, and the River LINE connects at Broadway Station (Walter Rand Transportation Center). New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a private statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... An eastbound train crosses the Cooper River near Cherry Hill, NJ. The Atlantic City Line is run by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... An editor requests that a map be made for use in this article. ...

SEPTA connections

The SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Market-Frankford Line connects to PATCO at the 8th & Market Station, which is two blocks away from SEPTA Market East Station, where all of SEPTA's regional trains stop. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional quasi-public state agency that serves 3. ... Market-Frankford Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Market-Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line (MFSE), El or Blue Line) is a transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by SEPTA. It begins at 69th Street Terminal just west of the city line in Upper Darby and... 8th-Market is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street. ... Market East Station is an underground commuter rail station located on Market Street between 9th and 12th Streets. ...

SEPTA's Broad Street Line connects to PATCO at Walnut-Locust Street station via a short underground walkway to PATCO's 12th-13th & Locust St. Station. Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several stadiums. ... Walnut-Locust is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on SEPTAs Broad Street Line. ...

Amtrak connections

The stations of the PATCO Speedline are a few miles from making connections with inter-city Amtrak trains at 30th Street Station. To make the connection to 30th Street Station, one must transfer at the 8th Street and Market Station to the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line subway, and then travel four stations west to 30th Street Station. Alternatively, one can ride to 30th street via the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line from the Lindenwold Station. Inter-city rail services are train services which cover larger distances than commuter trains. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... Market-Frankford Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Market-Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line (MFSE), El or Blue Line) is a transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by SEPTA. It begins at 69th Street Terminal just west of the city line in Upper Darby and... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway system, usually in an urban area, with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a private statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... An eastbound train crosses the Cooper River near Cherry Hill, NJ. The Atlantic City Line is run by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... Lindenwold Station is a New Jersey Transit train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. ...

Union representation

PATCO train operators are represented by Teamsters Local 676. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), formerly known by the name International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, is one of the largest labor unions in the United States. ...

Station list

Map of the PATCO Speedline system

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1386x469, 63 KB) Summary Map of the PATCO system created by User:Darkcore. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1386x469, 63 KB) Summary Map of the PATCO system created by User:Darkcore. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 inches LengthUS = 280 km)  - Length {{{LengthUS}}} miles (455hamburgers HighestPoint = Mount Davis km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... 15-16th & Locust is a PATCO subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several stadiums. ... 12-13th & Locust is a PATCO subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several stadiums. ... 8th-Market is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street. ... For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... Market-Frankford Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Market-Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market-Frankford Subway-Elevated Line (MFSE), El or Blue Line) is a transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by SEPTA. It begins at 69th Street Terminal just west of the city line in Upper Darby and... Broad Street Line Map ©SEPTA 2004 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritys Broad Street Line (BSL) (also known as the Broad Street Subway (BSS) or Orange Line) runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in the extreme northern reaches of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia, adjacent to several... Franklin Square Station is an abandoned PATCO station located at Franklin Square in Philadelphia that was open from 1976 to 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Map Political Statistics County Camden County Mayor Gwendolyn Faison Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 26. ... City Hall Station is a PATCO station located at N 5th St & Market St, Camden, New Jersey [1]. It is the last station in New Jersey before the train crosses the Benjamin Franklin Bridge into Philadelphia. ... The Walter Rand Transportation Center is a station on the River LINE light rail system, located on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a private statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... An editor requests that a map be made for use in this article. ... Collingswood highlighted in Camden County Collingswood is a Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Haddon Township highlighted in Camden County Haddon Township is a Township located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Haddonfield is a station on the PATCO Speedline rapid transit system. ... Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Woodcrest is a station on the PATCO High Speedline rapid transit system. ... Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ... Voorhees highlighted in Camden County Voorhees Township is a township located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Ashland is a station on the PATCO High Speedline rapid transit system. ... Lindenwold highlighted in Camden County Lindenwold is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Lindenwold Station is a New Jersey Transit train station in Lindenwold, New Jersey on the Atlantic City Line. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a private statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... An eastbound train crosses the Cooper River near Cherry Hill, NJ. The Atlantic City Line is run by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. ...

See also

• List of rapid transit systems

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References

1. ^ ^a b "Card makes change for PATCO riders" by Eileen Stilwell, Courier-Post, July 11, 2006, retrieved July 11, 2006
2. ^ SEPTA Broad Street Subway, accessed July 9, 2006
3. ^ http://www.drpa.org/publish/library/DRPA-04-125.pdf
4. ^ http://www.drpa.org/patco/history.html

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External links

• PATCO official website
• NYCsubway.org - PATCO
• Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society - PATCO

Sources

• U.S. Urban Rail Transit Lines Opened From 1980 (PDF)

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