Route of the Week - 42
June 20, 2016
6/20/2016 - 6/26/2016
Published on June 20, 2016
This week we are talking about SEPTA’s Route 42, which travels between Upper Darby and West Philadelphia to Penn’s Landing. This Route was once a streetcar line that ran from 61st and Pine Streets to Front and Chestnut Streets via Spruce, Chestnut and Walnut Streets. Buses replaced streetcars on September 8, 1956, and in 1965 service extended to 2nd & Dock Streets in Society Hill. Service was re-routed several times, however the current route has been around since June 1996.
SEPTA's Route 42 at one of its stops
On a typical weekday SEPTA’s Route 42 carries 12,316 passengers and travels 1,919 miles. The 42 is also one of SEPTA’s night owl routes, running 24 hours a day. This route takes 234 weekday trips, 168 Saturday trips and 140 trips on Sunday.
The 42 connects with so many places in Philadelphia, including: Independence Hall, Penn’s Landing, Jefferson University Hospital, Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania.
You can also connect with SEPTA's University City Station and 30th Street Station. The 42 drops you within walking distance to 69th Street Transportation Center and Jefferson Station, as well.
