Route Route Former Route Numbers Streetcars DiscontinuedNumber Name Prior To After Map Buses Introduced 1929 1929 1971 2 16th (nb) 2 2 2 1956 Streetcar track and overhead wire remains in place on routes 23 and 56, although no immediate plans exist to resume streetcar service.Īll trolleybus service was suspended in 2003, with trolleybus service restored in 2009 on routes 59, 66, and 75.Įffective, the long 23 route was split at Center City, with the south segment becoming route 45. But streetcar service was resumed in 2005, using rebuilt PCC cars. Streetcar service on route 15 was replaced with buses in 1992. Most remaining streetcar routes are those 'Subway-Surface' routes, operating underneath Market Street to City Hall. Discontinued route numbers are in parentheses. Not included are routes created more recently by SEPTA. Other than that, the route numbering has generally remained stable going into the 21st Century. Some of these letters are still in use, although some letters were eventually replaced with numbers. When all letters were used up, new bus routes were numbered in the high 80's. For routes originally created as bus routes, letters were assigned. Numbers were retained for bus routes replacing streetcar routes. PHILADELPHIA TRANSIT ROUTES PHILADELPHIA TRANSIT ROUTES CONCISE HISTORYSEPTA route numbers below 90 were formerly Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Old septa bus