Rapid transit system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, United States
"Red Line (Philadelphia)" redirects here. For other red lines, see Red Line.
PATCO Speedline
PATCO Speedline train at the Lindenwold station in 2017
Overview
Owner
Delaware River Port Authority
Locale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey
Termini
15–16th & Locust
Lindenwold
Stations
13 + 1 reopening in 2024
Service
Type
Rapid transit
Operator(s)
Port Authority Transit Corporation
Rolling stock
120 electric multiple units
Daily ridership
18,300 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Ridership
5,452,000 (2023)[2]
History
Opened
January 4, 1969 (1969-01-04)
Technical
Line length
14.2 mi (22.9 km)
Character
Underground, surface, and elevated (grade separated)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail, 750 V DC
Route map
Legend
Proposed extension
to 40th Street Portal
15–16th & Locust
BSL Walnut–Locust
12–13th & Locust
9–10th & Locust
MFLto 69th Street T.C.
8th & Market
BRSto Fern Rock T.C.
Franklin Square
re-opening 2024
MFLto Frankford T.C.
I-95
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
(Delaware River)
PA
NJ
I-676
City Hall
River Line to Entertainment Center
Broadway
(Walter Rand T.C.)
River Line to Trenton
I-676
Ferry Avenue
Collingswood
Westmont
ACLto 30th Street Station
Haddonfield
I-295
N.J. Turnpike
Woodcrest
Ashland
Lindenwold
ACL
Lindenwold Shops
ACLto Atlantic City
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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 18,300 per weekday in the fourth quarter of 2023.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^PATCO Pennsylvania map
^PATCO New Jersey map
^Graham, Troy (January 7, 2011). "Man attacked, robbed in Mellon Center concourse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2011. The concourse connects to the Market-Frankford Line, the Ridge Avenue spur line, and the PATCO High Speed Line.
^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"
^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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