Service on the Main Line segment between Glenside and Center City Philadelphia is given a special combined public timetable known as the Glenside Combined, allowing riders to see the schedules of all trains on the Main Line without having to look at multiple schedules. This is a partial legacy of SEPTA's former diametrical reorganization route number designations, which had the R1 Glenside designation for trains that terminated at the station, paired with the Airport Line. A contributing factor to the elimination of the R-number naming system came in the fact that few trains actually terminated there, instead continuing on to stations farther out.
The Main Line was mostly built by the North Pennsylvania Railroad. However, the oldest section was part of the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad (PG&N), the first railroad in Philadelphia. The first section of it opened on June 7, 1832, from downtown to Germantown (now on the Chestnut Hill East Line). Later a new alignment was built to Norristown, leaving the old route from North Philadelphia to Germantown as a branch; this is now the Manayunk/Norristown Line. The PG&N south of Wayne Junction, the Ninth Street Branch, is now part of the Main Line.
The North Pennsylvania Railroad (North Penn) opened south of Gwynedd (north of Glenside) on July 2, 1855, and the continuation to Lansdale (including the branch to Doylestown, now the Lansdale/Doylestown Line) opened October 7. The short part of the Main Line from Wayne Junction northeast to north of Newtown Junction was built as a connection to the PG&N at Wayne Junction.
On December 1, 1870, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway (later the Reading Company) leased the PG&N. The North Penn was leased May 1, 1879, placing the future "Reading side" of the SEPTA Main Line under Reading control. Electrification to Glenside, Hatboro, Lansdale, Doylestown and West Trenton was completed on July 26, 1931. In 1976 Conrail took over the Reading, and in 1983 SEPTA gained control of the commuter operations. The Center City Commuter Connection was tied into the former Reading Ninth Street Branch on November 12, 1984, completing the SEPTA Main Line as it is defined today.
SEPTA activated positive train control on the Main Line from Glenside to Fern Rock on December 12, 2016 and from Fern Rock to 30th Street on January 9, 2017.[3]
^Hanratty, R. J. (April 6, 2008). "Railroad Division: Timetable No. 4" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 49–58. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^"Glenside Combined" (PDF). SEPTA. January 7, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^. SEPTA. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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Not to be confused with Philadelphia Main Line The SEPTA Main Line is the section of the SEPTA Regional Rail system from the Zoo Interlocking in West Philadelphia to Lansdale Station in Lansdale Pennsylvania The line is 26 25 miles 42 25 km long and serves all 13 SEPTA Regional Rail lines 1 Glenside CombinedA train operating on the SEPTA Main Line arrives at Fern Rock Transportation CenterOverviewStatusOperatingOwnerSEPTATerminiZoo InterlockingLansdale StationStations20Websitesepta orgServiceTypeCommuter rail lineSystemSEPTA Regional RailOperator s SEPTA Regional RailTechnicalLine length26 25 miles 42 25 km Number of tracks2 4Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead line 12 kV 25 Hz ACRoute mapLegend Bethlehem Line DOY to Doylestown 24 4 mi39 3 km Lansdale 24 2 mi38 9 km Stony Creek Branch 23 5 mi37 8 km Pennbrook 22 4 mi36 km North Wales Zone 4 3 20 0 mi32 2 km Gwynedd Valley 18 8 mi30 3 km Penllyn 17 2 mi27 7 km Ambler 15 9 mi25 6 km Fort Washington 13 8 mi22 2 km Oreland 13 0 mi20 9 km North Hills 12 1 mi19 5 km WAR to Warminster 11 9 mi19 2 km Glenside 10 8 mi17 4 km WTR to West Trenton 10 7 mi17 2 km Jenkintown Wyncote Zone 3 2 9 2 mi14 8 km Elkins Park 8 4 mi13 5 km Melrose Park Zone 2 1 7 0 mi11 3 km Fern Rock T C Bsl 6 2 mi10 km FOX to Fox Chase 5 2 mi8 4 km Wayne Junction 5 1 mi8 2 km CHE to Chestnut Hill East 3 5 mi5 6 km CHW 3 5 mi5 6 km NOR to Norristown Elm Street 3 2 mi5 1 km Northeast Corridor 2 9 mi4 7 km North Broad Bsl NorthPhiladelphia Zone 1 C 2 1 mi3 4 km Temple University Mfl to Frankford T C 0 5 mi0 8 km Jefferson Mfl 11th Street Mfl 13th Street Bsl to NRG 0 mi0 km Suburban Mfl 15th Street 19th Street 22nd Street 0 76 mi1 22 km Schuylkill River 0 90 mi1 45 km 30th Street Mfl Mfl Subway Surface lines 1 17 mi1 88 km AIR WAW NWK 1 90 mi3 06 km Keystone Corridor Main Line to Harrisburg This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 Service 2 History 3 Other uses 4 References 5 External linksService editService on the Main Line segment between Glenside and Center City Philadelphia is given a special combined public timetable known as the Glenside Combined allowing riders to see the schedules of all trains on the Main Line without having to look at multiple schedules This is a partial legacy of SEPTA s former diametrical reorganization route number designations which had the R1 Glenside designation for trains that terminated at the station paired with the Airport Line A contributing factor to the elimination of the R number naming system came in the fact that few trains actually terminated there instead continuing on to stations farther out As of 2024 update northbound trains on the Main Line that do not terminate at Glenside continue as Lansdale Doylestown Line Warminster Line or West Trenton Line trains 2 History editThe Main Line was mostly built by the North Pennsylvania Railroad However the oldest section was part of the Philadelphia Germantown and Norristown Railroad PG amp N the first railroad in Philadelphia The first section of it opened on June 7 1832 from downtown to Germantown now on the Chestnut Hill East Line Later a new alignment was built to Norristown leaving the old route from North Philadelphia to Germantown as a branch this is now the Manayunk Norristown Line The PG amp N south of Wayne Junction the Ninth Street Branch is now part of the Main Line The North Pennsylvania Railroad North Penn opened south of Gwynedd north of Glenside on July 2 1855 and the continuation to Lansdale including the branch to Doylestown now the Lansdale Doylestown Line opened October 7 The short part of the Main Line from Wayne Junction northeast to north of Newtown Junction was built as a connection to the PG amp N at Wayne Junction On December 1 1870 the Philadelphia and Reading Railway later the Reading Company leased the PG amp N The North Penn was leased May 1 1879 placing the future Reading side of the SEPTA Main Line under Reading control Electrification to Glenside Hatboro Lansdale Doylestown and West Trenton was completed on July 26 1931 In 1976 Conrail took over the Reading and in 1983 SEPTA gained control of the commuter operations The Center City Commuter Connection was tied into the former Reading Ninth Street Branch on November 12 1984 completing the SEPTA Main Line as it is defined today SEPTA activated positive train control on the Main Line from Glenside to Fern Rock on December 12 2016 and from Fern Rock to 30th Street on January 9 2017 3 Other uses editSee also Philadelphia Main Line and Main Line of Public Works The term Main Line is also sometimes used on the SEPTA Regional Rail system to refer to the Paoli Thorndale Line which runs along the original main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad which is now Amtrak s Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line References edit Hanratty R J April 6 2008 Railroad Division Timetable No 4 PDF SEPTA pp 49 58 Retrieved April 2 2024 Glenside Combined PDF SEPTA January 7 2024 Retrieved March 31 2024 Positive Train Control Update SEPTA May 1 2017 Archived from the original on May 23 2017 Retrieved May 17 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to SEPTA Main Line SEPTA Glenside Combined schedule PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SEPTA Main Line amp oldid 1217986757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
