The T2, formerly Route 34, is a light rail line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in Center City, Philadelphia, to 61st Street in the Angora neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
At , it is the shortest of the SEPTA Metro's five T services, which operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and in a shared subway with rapid transit trains in Center City.
Route description Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street station, the T2 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It stops at underground stations at 15th Street/City Hall, 19th Street, 22nd Street, Drexel Station at 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks of the Market Street subway, running beside the L.
Passengers may transfer free of charge to the L at 13th, 15th Street/City Hall, and Drexel Station at 30th Street and to the B at 15th Street. Connections to SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street/City Hall stations to Jefferson Station and Suburban Station.
The T2 surfaces at the 40th Street Portal near 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue (US 13), then heads west on Baltimore until it ends at a loop at 61st Street.
History
The Delaware County and Philadelphia Electric Railway Company installed transit tracks for horsecars running along Baltimore Avenue as early as 1890, but it was the arrival of the electrified trolley two years later that allowed the extension of the line westward to the new community of Angora.In 1894, the line was extended to Media.
The line was routed into the subway–surface tunnel on December 15, 1906. The route was called the Angora Line until it was given the number 34 in 1911.
In April 2020, the line's operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Service resumed on May 17, 2020.
Route 34 was renamed as the T2 on February 24, 2025.
Stations and stops All are in the city of Philadelphia.
Neighborhood/locationStation or stopConnectionsNotesMarket East: SEPTA City Bus: Closed between 12:30–5:00amPenn Center SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines (at Suburban): SEPTA City Bus: SEPTA Suburban Bus: Late night terminus: SEPTA City Bus: SEPTA Suburban Bus: Center CityWest: SEPTA City Bus: SEPTA Suburban Bus: Replaced 24th Street stationUniversity City Amtrak (at 30th Street) NJ Transit: Atlantic City Line (at 30th Street) SEPTA Regional Rail: all lines (at 30th Street): SEPTA City Bus: No direct passage to 30th Street Station: SEPTA City Bus: Serves Drexel University: SEPTA City Bus: Serves University of Pennsylvania: SEPTA City Bus: Serves University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaSpruce Hill: SEPTA City Bus: End of T3, T4, and T5 concurrency41st–Baltimore42nd–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 43rd–BaltimoreServes Clark Park44th–BaltimoreServes Clark Park45th–Baltimore46th–BaltimoreCedar Park47th–Baltimore48th–Baltimore () SEPTA City Bus: Florence–Baltimore () SEPTA City Bus: 49th–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 50th–Baltimore51st–Baltimore52nd–Baltimore () SEPTA City Bus: AngoraBroomall–Baltimore () SEPTA City Bus: 53rd–Baltimore54th–Baltimore55th–Baltimore56th–Baltimore57th–Baltimore58th–Baltimore SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA City Bus: 59th–Baltimore60th–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 61st–Baltimore/AngoraAlso called Angora Loop
References
External links
Official T2 schedule 1974 Philadelphia Trolley Brochure, pages 12–13 and 14–15