Darby Transportation Center
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Darby Transportation Center is a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
(SEPTA) outdoor bus
and trolley
terminal in Darby, Pennsylvania
. The SEPTA Subway-Surface
trolleys 11 and 13 travel between the terminal and Center City
Philadelphia. SEPTA suburban buses
serve the terminal connecting it with other areas of Delaware County
. Near the terminal, a mural can be found of a wall celebrating the arrival of the first Darby streetcars in 1858.
The 13 line only serves the Darby Loop when cars are entering or leaving service. Trolleys cannot enter heading southbound from Main Street nor exit eastbound onto 9th Street, but follow the 11 line tracks to and from the Elmwood Yard.
Darby Transportation Center lies northwest of Darby Station
, a Wilmington/Newark Line regional rail station with service between Newark, Delaware
and Philadelphia, and runs on Amtrak
's Northeast Corridor
between Newark
and 30th Street Station
. Currently, no connections are available between the two stations.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia,...
(SEPTA) outdoor bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and trolley
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
terminal in Darby, Pennsylvania
Darby, Pennsylvania
Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It has a public library founded in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1660 and was...
. The SEPTA Subway-Surface
SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
The Subway–Surface Trolley Lines or Green Lines are five SEPTA trolley lines that operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and in a shared subway with rapid transit trains in Philadelphia's Center City....
trolleys 11 and 13 travel between the terminal and Center City
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...
Philadelphia. SEPTA suburban buses
SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority operates or contracts operation of these routes serving points in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, with a few routes operating into the city of Philadelphia. The Suburban Transit Division is broken down into three divisions...
serve the terminal connecting it with other areas of Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
. Near the terminal, a mural can be found of a wall celebrating the arrival of the first Darby streetcars in 1858.
The 13 line only serves the Darby Loop when cars are entering or leaving service. Trolleys cannot enter heading southbound from Main Street nor exit eastbound onto 9th Street, but follow the 11 line tracks to and from the Elmwood Yard.
Darby Transportation Center lies northwest of Darby Station
Darby (SEPTA station)
Darby is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Darby, Pennsylvania. It serves the Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail Line. Amtrak does not stop here, thus the station is only served by SEPTA...
, a Wilmington/Newark Line regional rail station with service between Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
and Philadelphia, and runs on Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
between Newark
Newark Rail Station (Delaware)
Newark Station is a station in Newark, Delaware on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, serving Amtrak Northeast Regional trains and SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line Regional Rail trains.- Service :...
and 30th Street Station
30th Street Station
30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the five stations in SEPTA's Center City fare zone. It is also a major stop on Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone Corridors...
. Currently, no connections are available between the two stations.