A new city, a whole new transit system! From my home base at the University of Pennsylvania, I’ll be reviewing every bus route and train station on the sprawling SEPTA.
*Full Disclosure: I volunteer on the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council, but all opinions on this blog are my own.
Recent Posts from Miles on SEPTA
Hatboro
Sure, I could've easily done the hour-long walk from Southampton to Warminster after riding the 24. But...I've reviewed Warminster already. So of course I would opt for the 90-minute walk to the next station over, Hatboro! Wouldn't you??? The station seen from Byberry...
24 (Southampton and Rockledge to Frankford Transportation Center)
One thing I'll always give SEPTA praise for is the connectivity of its suburban network. It's obviously not perfect, but there are very few routes that end in places where no direct connections can be made. Today, though, we'll be checking out one of the exceptions:...
J (Chelten-Wissahickon to Richmond-Orthodox)
I'm sure SEPTA had plenty of reason for each route they chose to operate their COVID-19 "lifeline service", but I find it odd that the J, an infrequent crosstown route sandwiched between two more frequent ones, gets precedent over, say, the 54 (or, like, the 33 or 48?...
Germantown
The Chestnut Hill East Line takes a pretty odd route through Northwest Philly - it's generally straight, except for what is essentially a deviation where the track goes out of the way from the path you would expect it to take. Of course, it's to serve Germantown, a...
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65 (Germantown-Chelten to 69th Street Transportation Center)
The 65 is a fascinating route. A crosstown along the often suburban-feeling City (Line) Ave, it runs surprisingly frequently and ends up attracting a decent amount of ridership! Well, I say it's time for a trip along the literal outskirts of Philly to see what the...
Haverford
This station has an almost...enigmatic feel to it. When you're inside it, it's like being inside this mysterious place that appeared out of nowhere and hasn't been changed in years. Such is the nature of the Haverford Regional Rail station. One of the station's...
K (Ridge-Midvale to Arrott Transportation Center)
The K really is an odd duck in the SEPTA canon. Forming almost an upside-down U, this route is a crosstown across North Philadelphia that completely overshoots the Broad Street Line, running through some of the northernmost reaches of the city. Despite that, it...
Girard (BSL)
I reported this to SEPTA, so it isn't an issue anymore, but the station page for the Girard Broad Street Line station showed a map of the Girard Market Frankford Line station! See, this is why you don't give your stations the same name, because stuff like this...
7 (Pier 70 to 33rd-Dauphin)
Oof, this might be one of SEPTA's most beastly City Transit routes. It doesn't get much crazier than taking a convoluted path from North Philly down into Center City, onward to South Philly, across to the other side of town, and then back up to serve the South Philly...
VIDEO: I Took Three Greyhounds and an OurBus to Nashville
With plenty of time for shenanigans along the way! (filmed before the Longest Bus Ride video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZZxHhzCmB0&feature=youtu.be
54 (Richmond-Cambria to 33rd-Dauphin)
For a relatively simple and relatively short North Philadelphia crosstown, my 54 sure did get packed. I guess we'll find out at the end if that's normal or not... The bus making its way down narrow Cambria Street. I got on an eastbound bus a few blocks from the end of...
15 (63rd-Girard to Richmond-Westmoreland)
Yeah, yeah, save the comments. I'm, what, six days late? I mean, technically five days, if you count the fact that a 15 trolley ran at, like, 12:30 AM on Saturday, thus allowing SEPTA to claim that they ran that day and service was "officially" ending Sunday. Thanks...
VIDEO: The Longest Bus Ride in America
As promised, on the blog's seventh anniversary, here's the video for the longest bus ride in America. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--I9pg2ZTEc&feature=youtu.be
Stadium (NHSL)
For our first review on the wild and wacky Norristown High Speed Line (I'm shocked it's taken this long to do one), let's take a look at the newly-renovated Stadium Station! Opened on January 13th (four days ago), the station still has some construction going on, but...