Broad Street Line
SEPTA Broad Street Line or Broad Street Subway is an electrically operated subway in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA ). Our detection color on signs, rolling stock and route network plans after she is also known as Orange Line. The Broad Street Line is adjacent to the New York subway and the 'L' in Chicago has the only subway in the United States, the longer four-track sections with Express operation. The first section was opened on 1 September 1928.
The main route is approximately 10.1 miles (16.25 km) long and has 22 stations. It runs in a north -south direction and is down to the northern terminus Fern Rock Transportation Center and the adjoining depot created exclusively underground. Attribution of the Broad Street Line is derived from the busy stretch of road, under which the tunnel is almost to the complete length. It involves the main street through the city in a north-south direction, which is about halfway between the Delaware and the Schuylkill practically the whole city and the Pennsylvania State Route 611 corresponds.
In addition to the main line, there is a about 1.9 miles ( 3.1 km ) long branch line with three stations, the Broad / Ridge Trail below the Ridge Avenue. It stretches from the northern edge of downtown tangential direction east to 8th Street station of the Market - Frankford Line. Originally, this section was from there even further under the 8th Street and Locust Street to the station 15th - 16th & Locust Streets. This section is used by the PATCO Speedline since 1969.