Originally built in 1928, Olney station was the original northern terminus of the Broad Street Line subway until 1956, when it was extended to the Fern Rock Transportation Center. The underground subway station is accessible from both sides of Broad Street including from the bus terminal on the eastern side of the street and has a food stand inside it. The bus terminal is outdoors with a roof on top and serves buses that serve Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County. It also served as a trolley terminal until January 11, 1986 for Ogontz Avenue's Route 6, and was near Sigler Travel, a former Greyhound Linesbus station. Express and local trains both stop at this station. It has two island platforms, one for the two northbound tracks, and one for the two southbound tracks.
On February 18, 2021, three unidentified gunmen opened fire at the station at 2:50 pm, wounding eight people, one very seriously. The ages of victims ranged from 17 to 71. Its motive is generally unknown to authorities and those involved.[2][3]
Image galleryedit
Station platform in 2018
Station building at Olney Transportation Center
The express tracks and platforms at Olney on the Broad Street Line.
Train leaving the station
Olney Terminal in 1984 with All-Electric PCC 2117 awaiting departure on Surface Streetcar Trolley Route 6.
Referencesedit
^"SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^"Shooting: Philadelphia Olney Transportation Center SEPTA station". 6abc.com.
^"Security Camera Images Show Suspects Who Shot 8 People". WCAU. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
External linksedit
SEPTA – Olney Transportation Center
January 01, 1970
olney, transportation, center, other, stations, named, olney, olney, station, disambiguation, soon, known, olney, transit, center, also, called, olney, terminal, septa, subway, station, philadelphia, pennsylvania, located, intersection, broad, street, olney, a. For other stations named Olney see Olney station disambiguation The Olney Transportation Center soon to be known as Olney Transit Center 1 also called Olney Terminal is a SEPTA bus and subway station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania It is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Olney Avenue in the Logan neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia It is a major bus terminal as well as the last subway stop on the Broad Street Line before the Fern Rock Transportation Center terminus Olney Transportation CenterOlney Transportation Center platformGeneral informationLocation5600 South Broad StreetPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 02 20 N 75 08 41 W 40 0389 N 75 1447 W 40 0389 75 1447Owned byCity of PhiladelphiaOperated bySEPTAPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus 6 8 16 18 22 26 55 80 LConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedSeptember 1 1928ServicesPreceding station SEPTA Following station Logantoward NRG Broad Street LineLocal Fern Rock T C Terminus Erietoward Walnut Locust Broad Street LineExpress Erietoward 8th amp Market Broad Ridge Spur Fern Rock T C Terminus TerminusFuture services 2024 Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Logantoward NRG Fern Rock Transit CenterTerminus Erietoward Walnut Locust Erietoward 8th MarketLocation Olney Transportation Center is located near Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia La Salle University Central High School and the Philadelphia High School for Girls The Olney neighborhood is a short distance east of the center the center s name derives from Olney Avenue which runs through both Olney and Logan It is the second most traveled terminal or transportation center in SEPTA s organization Contents 1 History 2 Image gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOriginally built in 1928 Olney station was the original northern terminus of the Broad Street Line subway until 1956 when it was extended to the Fern Rock Transportation Center The underground subway station is accessible from both sides of Broad Street including from the bus terminal on the eastern side of the street and has a food stand inside it The bus terminal is outdoors with a roof on top and serves buses that serve Philadelphia County Montgomery County and Bucks County It also served as a trolley terminal until January 11 1986 for Ogontz Avenue s Route 6 and was near Sigler Travel a former Greyhound Lines bus station Express and local trains both stop at this station It has two island platforms one for the two northbound tracks and one for the two southbound tracks On February 18 2021 three unidentified gunmen opened fire at the station at 2 50 pm wounding eight people one very seriously The ages of victims ranged from 17 to 71 Its motive is generally unknown to authorities and those involved 2 3 Image gallery edit nbsp Station platform in 2018 nbsp Station building at Olney Transportation Center nbsp The express tracks and platforms at Olney on the Broad Street Line nbsp Train leaving the station nbsp Olney Terminal in 1984 with All Electric PCC 2117 awaiting departure on Surface Streetcar Trolley Route 6 References edit SEPTA Metro Network Map PDF September 19 2023 Retrieved 7 April 2024 Shooting Philadelphia Olney Transportation Center SEPTA station 6abc com Security Camera Images Show Suspects Who Shot 8 People WCAU Retrieved May 12 2021 External links editSEPTA Olney Transportation Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olney Transportation Center amp oldid 1224777921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
