Early
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Current #
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Name
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Terminals
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Via
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Buses started
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Company
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Notes
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2
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Route 2
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15th and 16th Streets Line
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South Philly
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North Philly
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15th and 16th Streets
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November 3, 1956
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3
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Route 3
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Frankford-12th and 13th Streets Line
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Downtown
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Frankford
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12th and 13th Streets, Berks Street, and Kensington Avenue
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February 4, 1956
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Frankford and Southwark Philadelphia City Passenger Railroad (ETCo)
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4
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N/A
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Lehigh Avenue-6th and 7th Streets Line?[1]
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South Philly
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North Philly
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6th and 7th Streets and 2nd and Front Streets
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N/A
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Off Lehigh Avenue by 1923; eliminated in 1930 (replaced by rerouted 65 and extended 57)
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5
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Route 5
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Frankford-2nd and 3rd Streets Line
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South Philly
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Frankford
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2nd and 3rd Streets and Frankford Avenue
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December 24, 1955
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Second and Third Streets Passenger Railway (ETCo)
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6
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N/A
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Luzerne Street-10th and 11th Streets Line
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?
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?
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?
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N/A
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Eliminated in 1920
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7
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Route 7
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Strawberry Mansion-22nd and 23rd Streets Line
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South Philly
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Fairmount Park
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22nd and 23rd Streets and 29th Street
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May 28, 1955
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8
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(Route 89)
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Dauphin Street and Susquehanna Avenue Line
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Fairmount Park
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Kensington
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Dauphin and Susquehanna Streets and Norris and Susquehanna Streets
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February 25, 1956
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Eliminated after 1971; replaced by 89 where not redundant to 39
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9
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(Route 48)
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Strawberry Mansion-4th and 5th Streets Line
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South Philly
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Fairmount Park
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4th and 5th Streets, Arch Street, 22nd and 23rd Streets, and 31st and 32nd Streets
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N/A
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Eliminated on January 29, 1956; replaced by rerouted 48
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10
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Route 10
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Lancaster Avenue-Subway Line
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Haddington
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Downtown
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Girard Avenue and Lancaster Avenue
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N/A
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11
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Route 11
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Woodland Avenue-Subway Line
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Darby
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Downtown
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Woodland Avenue
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N/A
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Philadelphia and Darby Railway (PTCo)
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12
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Route 12
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Grays Ferry Line
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Darby
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Downtown
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Woodland Avenue, Grays Ferry Road, and Spruce and Pine Streets
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July 21, 1956
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Philadelphia and Gray's Ferry Passenger Railway (PTCo)
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13
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Route 13
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Chester Avenue Line
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Kingsessing
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Downtown
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Chester Avenue and Chestnut and Walnut Streets
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N/A
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14
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(Route 30)
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42nd Street Line
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West Philly
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42nd Street
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June 21, 1947
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Became part of 30 after 1971
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15
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Route 15
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Girard Avenue Line
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Haddington
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Bridesburg
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Girard Avenue and Richmond Street
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September 13, 1992; trolleys restored in 2005
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ETCo/PPRy
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16
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N/A
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North 19th and 20th Streets Line
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Downtown
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Fairmount Park
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19th and 20th Streets and York and Dauphin Streets
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N/A
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PTCo
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Eliminated in 1929; mostly redundant to 8/39 and 33
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17
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Route 17
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South 19th and 20th Streets Line
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South Philly
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Downtown
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19th and 20th Streets and Market Street
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December 29, 1957
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PTCo
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18
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N/A
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South 22nd and 23rd Streets Line
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South Philly
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Downtown
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22nd and 23rd Streets and Chestnut and Walnut Streets
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N/A
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Eliminated on April 1, 1953; redundant to 7
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19
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(Route 53)
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Luzerne Street-6th and 7th Streets Line
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South Philly
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North Philly
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6th and 7th Streets and Germantown Avenue
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N/A
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Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 53 where not redundant to 4 (which was itself replaced by 65)
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20
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N/A
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12th and 13th Streets Line
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League Island
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North Philly
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12th and 13th Streets
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December 29, 1957
|
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Eliminated after 1957
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21
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N/A
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North 17th and 18th Streets Line
|
Downtown
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North Philly
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17th and 18th Streets
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N/A
|
PTCo
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Eliminated on March 24, 1956
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22
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(Route 55)
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Doylestown Line
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Willow Grove
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Doylestown
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Doylestown Pike
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February 14, 1931
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Replaced by extended 55 after 1944; 22 itself replaced 74
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23
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Route 23
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Germantown Avenue-10th and 11th Streets Line
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South Philly
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Chestnut Hill
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10th and 11th Streets and Germantown Avenue
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February 21, 1992
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Germantown Passenger Railway (PPRy)
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24
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N/A
|
York Road-15th and 16th Streets Line
|
Downtown
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City line
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15th and 16th Streets and York Road
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N/A
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|
Eliminated in 1929; mostly redundant to 2, 55, and 66
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25
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Route 25
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Dauphin Street-2nd and 3rd Streets Line?[2]
|
South Philly
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Kensington
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2nd and 3rd Streets and Girard Avenue
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April 9, 1949
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ETCo
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Off Dauphin Street by 1923; removed from downtown in 1930
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26
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N/A
|
Kensington-6th and 7th Streets Line
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?
|
Kensington
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6th and 7th Streets and ?
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N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1922
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27
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N/A
|
Kensington-12th and 13th Streets Line
|
?
|
Kensington
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12th and 13th Streets and ?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1922
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28
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N/A
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North 2nd and 3rd Streets Line
|
?
|
?
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2nd and 3rd Streets
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N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1922
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29
|
Route 29
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Morris and Tasker Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Morris and Tasker Streets
|
August 9, 1947
|
PTCo
|
30
|
Route 30
|
Haverford Avenue-Vine Street Line?[3]
|
Haddington
|
West Philly
|
Haverford Avenue
|
August 20, 1950
|
West Philadelphia Passenger Railway (PTCo)
|
Off Vine Street by 1923
|
31
|
Route 31
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Market Street-Haverford Avenue Line
|
Overbrook Park
|
Downtown
|
Haverford Avenue, 63rd Street, and Market Street
|
June 16, 1956
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32
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N/A
|
South 17th and 18th Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Downtown
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17th and 18th Streets and Market Street
|
N/A
|
PTCo
|
Eliminated on December 29, 1957
|
33
|
Route 33
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Hunting Park-19th and 20th Streets Line
|
Downtown
|
Hunting Park
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Arch Street, 19th and 20th Streets, and Hunting Park Avenue
|
December 24, 1955
|
34
|
Route 34
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Baltimore Avenue-Subway Line
|
Angora
|
Downtown
|
Baltimore Avenue
|
N/A
|
35
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(Route 52)
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52nd Street-Parkside Avenue Line
|
West Philly
|
Fairmount Park
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49th Street, 52nd Street, and Parkside Avenue
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N/A
|
|
Eliminated and replaced by 38A where not redundant to 70 in 1929; replaced by branch of 52 after 1944
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36
|
Route 36
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Elmwood Avenue Line
|
Eastwick
|
Downtown
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Elmwood Avenue, Grays Ferry Road, and Chestnut and Walnut Streets
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N/A
|
37
|
Route 37
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Chester Short Line
|
Chester
|
Downtown
|
Bartram Avenue, Island Road, and Woodland Avenue
|
November 5, 1955
|
38
|
Route 38
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Baring Street-Subway Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Downtown
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Parkside Avenue, 40th Street, and Baring Street
|
October 15, 1955
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|
Rerouted out of the subway after 1944; portion on Baring Street replaced by 31
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39
|
Route 39
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Huntingdon and Cumberland Streets Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Kensington
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Dauphin and Susquehanna Streets and Huntingdon and Cumberland Streets
|
February 25, 1956
|
|
Originally 6?[4]; renumbered 39 by 1923
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40
|
Route 40
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Lombard and South Streets Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Downtown
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Parkside Avenue, 40th and 41st Streets, South Street, and Lombard and South Streets
|
September 9, 1956
|
Lombard and South Streets Passenger Railway (ETCo)
|
41
|
(Route 31)
|
Market Street-Overbrook Line
|
Overbrook
|
Downtown
|
63rd Street and Market Street
|
August 11, 1957
|
|
Eliminated after 1957; replaced by rerouted 31 where not redundant to 10
|
42
|
Route 42
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West Spruce Street Line
|
West Philly
|
Downtown
|
Spruce Street and Locust and Chestnut Streets
|
September 9, 1956
|
43
|
Route 43
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Spring Garden Street Line
|
Fairmount Park
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Northern Liberties
|
44th Street, Lancaster Avenue, Spring Garden Street, and Green and Fairmount Streets
|
July 5, 1956
|
44
|
(Route 10)
|
Lansdowne Avenue-Arch Street Line
|
Haddington
|
Downtown
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Lansdowne Avenue, Lancaster Avenue, Spring Garden Street, and Arch Street
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 10 where not redundant to 43 and 9
|
45
|
N/A
|
Hog Island Line
|
Hog Island
|
Eastwick
|
Island Road
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated on August 4, 1918 (which part?) and November 2, 1925; UA (?) restored service on Island Road by 1944; no longer exists
|
46
|
Route 46
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58th and 60th Streets Line
|
Kingsessing
|
Haddington
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58th Street and 60th Street
|
August 11, 1957
|
47
|
Route 47
|
Olney-8th and 9th Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Olney
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8th and 9th Streets, 7th and 8th Streets, and 5th Street
|
July 9, 1967 (south half); June 15, 1969 (north half)
|
48
|
Route 48
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Fairmount-Arch Street Line
|
Downtown
|
Tioga
|
Arch Street, 22nd and 23rd Streets, and 29th Street
|
January 28, 1956
|
49
|
Route 6 (also 56)
|
Glenside Line
|
North Philly
|
Willow Grove
|
Erie Avenue, Wayne Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Ogontz Avenue, and Tyson Avenue
|
June 8, 1958 north of the city line; January 11, 1986 south of the city line
|
|
Cut back and renumbered 6 between 1923 and 1932; south portion became part of 56
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50
|
Route 18
|
Fox Chase-4th and 5th Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Fox Chase
|
4th and 5th Streets and Rising Sun Avenue
|
October 12, 1980
|
|
Renumbered 18 after 1980; south part partially replaced by extended 57
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51
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(Route 3)
|
Columbia Avenue-8th and 9th Streets Line
|
Downtown
|
Fairmount Park
|
8th and 9th Streets and Columbia Avenue
|
N/A
|
Union Passenger Railway (PTCo)
|
Eliminated in 1929; replaced by rerouted 3 where not redundant with 47/61
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52
|
(Route K)
|
Chelten Avenue Line
|
Germantown
|
Fern Rock
|
Chelten Avenue
|
January 28, 1956
|
Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway (PPRy)
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Replaced by extended K after 1944
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53
|
Route 53
|
Wayne Avenue-12th and 13th Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Carpenter
|
12th and 13th Streets and Wayne Avenue
|
May 6, 1985
|
|
Truncated from downtown to replace 19 between 1923 and 1932
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54
|
Route 54
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Lehigh Avenue Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Kensington
|
Lehigh Avenue and Somerset Street
|
June 4, 1955
|
Lehigh Avenue Railway
|
55
|
Route 55
|
York Road-10th and 11th Streets Line
|
Downtown
|
Willow Grove
|
10th and 11th Streets and Old York Road
|
September 8, 1940 to Willow Grove; June 27, 1952
|
|
Truncated from downtown between 1923 and 1932
|
56
|
Route 56
|
Erie Avenue-Torresdale Avenue Line
|
North Philly
|
Mayfair
|
Erie Avenue and Torresdale Avenue
|
June 14, 1992
|
|
Extended over 58 from Frankford to Cottman in 1929
|
57
|
Route 57
|
Jefferson and Master Streets Line
|
North Philly
|
Jefferson and Master Streets
|
June 18, 1955
|
|
Rerouted at east end to replace part of 4 between 1923 and 1932; orginal east-west portion eliminated in 1955
|
58
|
(Route 56)
|
Torresdale Avenue Line
|
Frankford
|
Mayfair
|
Torresdale Avenue
|
N/A
|
|
Became part of 56 in 1929
|
59
|
Route 59
|
Bustleton Line
|
Frankford
|
Bustleton
|
Oxford Avenue, Castor Avenue, and Bustleton Avenue
|
April 18, 1948 to Bustleton; June 24, 1950
|
60
|
Route 60
|
Allegheny Avenue Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Port Richmond
|
Allegheny Avenue
|
September 4, 1977
|
61
|
Route 61
|
Manayunk Line
|
Downtown
|
Manayunk
|
Ridge Avenue
|
August 9, 1941
|
Ridge Avenue and Manayunk Passenger Railway (PTCo)
|
62
|
(Route 13)
|
Darby-Chester Avenue Extension Line
|
Kingsessing
|
Darby
|
Chester Avenue
|
N/A
|
|
Replaced by extension of 13 on January 23, 1971
|
63
|
N/A
|
Catharine and Bainbridge Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Catharine and Bainbridge Streets
|
June 18, 1955
|
Catharine and Bainbridge Streets Railway (PTCo)
|
Eliminated in 1956?
|
64
|
Route 64
|
Federal and Wharton Streets Line
|
South Philly
|
Federal and Wharton Streets
|
April 14, 1956
|
PTCo
|
Moved north to Washington Avenue in 1956
|
65
|
N/A
|
York Road-4th and 5th Streets Line
|
Downtown
|
Logan
|
4th and 5th Streets and Old York Road
|
N/A
|
|
Moved to 6th and 7th Streets between 1923 and 1932; eliminated on April 4, 1953, since it was mostly redundant to 23
|
66
|
Route 66
|
Holmesburg Line
|
Frankford
|
City line
|
Frankford Avenue
|
July 30, 1955
|
|
Added between 1923 and 1932
|
67
|
N/A
|
Zoo-33rd and 36th Streets Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
West End Passenger Railway (?)
|
Eliminated in 1918
|
68
|
N/A
|
Point Breeze-11th and 12th Streets Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1914
|
69
|
Route 31
|
63rd Street Line
|
Overbrook Park
|
West Philly
|
Haverford Avenue and 63rd Street
|
N/A
|
|
Replaced part of 31 between 1923 and 1932; 31 extended back over 69 on September 10, 1938
|
70
|
Route 52
|
52nd Street-Bala Line
|
West Philly
|
Bala
|
49th Street, 52nd Street, and 54th Street
|
May 28, 1955
|
|
Renumbered 52 after 1944; replaced by extended 64 on 49th Street
|
71
|
(Route 117)
|
Darby-Media Line
|
Darby
|
Media
|
|
August 13, 1938
|
|
Rerouted to replace 72 between 1932 and 1944; partly replaced by 117 and partly eliminated after 1944
|
72
|
N/A
|
Moores Line
|
Folsom
|
Prospect Park
|
Lincoln Avenue
|
July 29, 1939
|
|
Became part of 71 between 1932 and 1944; now totally gone
|
73
|
Route 73
|
Bridesburg Line
|
Frankford
|
Bridesburg
|
Bridge Street
|
August 23, 1941 (which part?); April 10, 1948
|
74
|
(Route 22)
|
Hatboro Line
|
Willow Grove
|
Hatboro
|
|
February 14, 1931
|
|
Replaced by rerouted 22 after 1944
|
75
|
Routes 26 and 75
|
Olney Avenue Line
|
Fairmount Park
|
Bridesburg
|
Midvale Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Olney Avenue, Wyoming Avenue, and Orthodox Street
|
April 17, 1948 (75); January 28, 1956 (26)
|
|
Split into 26 and 75 between 1923 and 1932; a short piece at Bridesburg became part of J after 1944
|
76
|
Route 113
|
Darby-Chester Line
|
Darby
|
Chester
|
|
May 25, 1935
|
|
Renumbered 113 after 1944
|
77
|
(Routes 117 and 118)
|
Middletown Line
|
Chester
|
Media
|
|
May 30, 1935 to Chester; April 4, 1936
|
|
Replaced by 117 and 118 after 1944
|
78
|
(Route 113)
|
Lansdowne Line
|
Darby
|
Lansdowne
|
|
N/A
|
|
Replaced by extended 113 on June 21, 1947
|
79
|
Route 79
|
Snyder Avenue Line
|
South Philly
|
Snyder Avenue
|
April 18, 1956 (south portion); October 27, 1956
|
80
|
(Routes 7 and G)
|
Oregon Avenue Line
|
South Philly
|
Oregon Avenue
|
1923
|
|
Replaced by extended 7 and G after 1944
|
81
|
(Route 37)
|
Passyunk Avenue Line
|
South Philly
|
Passyunk Avenue and Snyder Avenue
|
October 2, 1955
|
|
Replaced by rerouted 37 where not redundant with 79 after 1944
|
82
|
N/A
|
Chester-47th Street Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1918
|
83
|
N/A
|
Island Road Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1918
|
84
|
N/A
|
Lancaster Avenue-Arch Street Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1918
|
85
|
N/A
|
Race and Arch Streets Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1914
|
86
|
N/A
|
Glenside Short Line
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
N/A
|
|
Eliminated in 1913
|