TheOlney Transportation Center(soon to be known asOlney Transit Center;[1]also calledOlney Terminal) is aSEPTAbusandsubwaystation inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.It is located at the intersection ofBroad Streetand Olney Avenue in theLoganneighborhood ofNorthwest Philadelphia.It is a major bus terminal as well as the last subway stop on theBroad Street Linebefore theFern Rock Transportation Centerterminus.
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 Olney Transportation Center platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5600South Broad Street Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′20″N75°08′41″W/ 40.0389°N 75.1447°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus:6,8,16,18,22,26,55,80,L | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Olney Transportation Center is located nearEinstein Medical Center Philadelphia,La Salle University,Central High School,and thePhiladelphia High School for Girls.TheOlneyneighborhood 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.
History
editOriginally built in 1928, Olney station was the original northern terminus of theBroad Street Linesubway until 1956, when it was extended to theFern 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 servePhiladelphia County,Montgomery County,andBucks County.It also served as a trolley terminal until January 11, 1986 for Ogontz Avenue's Route 6, and was near Sigler Travel, a formerGreyhound 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 gallery
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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.
References
edit- ^"SEPTA Metro Network Map"(PDF).September 19, 2023.Retrieved7 April2024.
- ^"Shooting: Philadelphia Olney Transportation Center SEPTA station".6abc.com.
- ^"Security Camera Images Show Suspects Who Shot 8 People".WCAU.RetrievedMay 12,2021.