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You can catch a bus any where in this city. For schedual information call the numbers below or visit the web site. Septa rules this town. As always be careful of strangers here! This is a great way to get around town. Leave a Comment Theme: BusPhone: 215-580-7800Website: www.septa.orp Other Contact: 215-580-7853
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Yep, Philly's got a decent subway system. I take it quite often since I live in the city and so does my sister. Many people who live in Philly are without vehicles of their own and the subway is usually their savior.
It's run by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and tokens can be purchased from machines or ticket booths inside the subway stations.
As of April, 2004 the prices were as follows:
$2 for a single trip token
$2.60 for a pack of two tokens
$5.50 for a DayPass Leave a Comment
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We used the subway alot that day. It was raining so we would walk awhile and use the subway awhile.
DayPass
Originally designed for tourists, the DayPass is a perfect fare option for shoppers, students, or anyone making several transit trips in the same day. For only $5.50, customers can use the DayPass for unlimited travel on any bus, trolley, or subway route for a single day.
DayPasses are also valid for a one-way ride on any Regional Rail Line, with the exception of service between Center City Philadelphia stations and Trenton, N.J. The Regional Rail trip must be taken within 24 hours of the time that the DayPass is used on transit vehicles. Leave a Comment
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Philadelphia has an easy subway system. Unlike New York City, Philadelphia's is only two main lines. The first line, the Orange (Broad Street Line), runs along Broad Street North and South. It is the line that runs right to the Sports Complex to see the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, or the Sizers.
The second line, the Blue (Market-Frankford Line), runs east and west along Market Street. Both lines are very easy to use, the maps easy to read, and are fairly clean.
The cost for a one way ride is $2.00 or a round trip is $2.60. It is worth buying the round trip and hanging onto the extra token. Leave a Comment
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Well, I live in Fairmount (near the Art Museum) and while it's very close to Center City, the subway does not connect with my neighborhood. For me, the bus is a great solution. Operated by SEPTA, the bus is $2 a ride and offers service all over Philadelphia. Check out the site below for a complete schedule. Leave a Comment
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There is a real Subways system in Philadelphia, but in the western part of the city there is still extensive street-running. Leave a Comment
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The best way to and from Philly is Train. You can get maps and train schedules at most of the center city ticket boots.
The best way to get around Philly is also local trains. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Philly's bus system is cheap, extensive and easy to use. We bought day passes, $6 a person and just hopped and off buses as needed. Especially easy to do in Center City where there is basically a bus line on every north-south street or east-west street. Leave a Comment
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I've lived in the Philly suburbs for over 15 years and public transit here is woefully lacking when compared to New York or just about anywhere in Europe.
The system works well if you are traveling within the small area of Philadelphia known as "Center City" or a few miles north or south or west of there.
It gets a little flaky but is still usable if you are traveling from the suburbs to the city using regional rail lines. Trains run well during the rush hour, but too infrequently in the evenings.
Reverse commuting, that is going from the city out to the suburbs in the morning, or into the city in the afternoon, is very difficult. Trains are infrequent without any express service.
Between suburbs, commuting by rail is barely possible. For example, to go from Bensalem PA along I95 just north of the city to Malvern PA west of the city you would plan to spend 2 hours commuting with a multiple rail connection. That trip takes an average of 1 hour by car.
The sad thing is that we've known how to improve things but we are up against powerful interest groups, specifically a few auto dealerships, that lobby to shut down mass transportation services in the suburbs. I'm not just making this up - I was given this information directly by SEPTA officials. This opposition is in addition to state lawmakers from rural areas of the state who don't care about what happens in our cities and don't want to approve mass transit funding in the budget.
In addition, other interest groups and state lawmakers are concerned that creating effective, low cost, regional transit between Philadelphia and New York will force Philadelphia to compete with New York wages for workers. This is why we still don't have any low cost express commuter service between Philly and New York.
I suspect that the realization that global warming is not just an enironmentalist fabrication will finally break the status quo on this, but unfortunately not quickly enough. Theme: Train
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The Frankford Elevated Line (Subway) and the Broad Street Line are very helpful. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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