SEPTA Route 44
Encyclopedia
SEPTA Route 44 is a public transport
ation bus
route operated by SEPTA
, that operates between Center City
Philadelphia
and Ardmore
in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
.
The route, starting at the Independence National Historical Park
at Fifth Street and Market Street
in Center City
, then runs westbound along Market Street. Along Market Street, the bus provides access to SEPTA Regional Rail
service at Market East Station
, Suburban Station
, and 30th Street Station. Access to the Market-Frankford Line
is available at the subway
stops at Fifth Street, Eighth Street, 11th, 13th Street, 15th Street, and 30th Street. The Route intersects the Broad Street Line
at City Hall. Access to the SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
is available at 13th Street, 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, and 30th Street. Access to Amtrak
trains is also available at 30th Street Station. The 44 bus also provides connection to the following SEPTA Bus Routes along Market Street: 2, 7, 17, 21, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 47, 61, 121, 124, 125, and C
.
At 30th Street Station, the 44 bus then proceeds westbound on the Schuylkill Expressway
(I-76
, and then takes City Avenue (U.S. Route 1
) south. Along City Avenue, the 44 connects to the 38 bus at Presidential Boulevard. At Bala Avenue, the 44 bus provides access to Bala station
on the Cynwyd Line
. The 44 bus also provides limited service to Cynwyd station
, also on the Cynwyd Line. At 54th Street and City Avenue, the 44 bus provides connections to SEPTA's 1, 52, 65, and 121 bus routes. Attractions along City Avenue include the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
, City Avenue Hospital, and Saint Joseph's University
.
Some weekday buses terminate at 54th Street and City Avenue, but those that continue on further head westbound on Old Lancaster Road and then Montgomery Avenue. Some buses leave Montgomery Avenue to serve Narberth
station along the Paoli/Thorndale Line
. The bus, regardless of whether it serves Narberth station, terminates at Suburban Square
in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
, providing access to Ardmore
Regional Rail station on the Paoli?Thorndale Line. Between City Avenue and Ardmore, the bus provides access to Lower Merion High School
. In Ardmore, the 44 bus provides connections to SEPTA bus routes 103, 105, and 106.
Service on the 44 bus operates from 5:59 am until 10:45 pm on Weekdays and from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on weekends.
.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
ation bus
Transit bus
A transit bus , also known as a commuter bus, city bus, or public bus, is a bus used for short-distance public transport purposes...
route operated by SEPTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia,...
, that operates between Center City
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and Ardmore
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Ardmore is a census-designated place in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census...
in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...
.
Route
Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Philadelphia that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. Administered by the National Park Service, the park comprises much of the downtown historic...
at Fifth Street and Market Street
Market Street (Philadelphia)
Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the majority of its length, it serves as Pennsylvania Route 3....
in Center City
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...
, then runs westbound along Market Street. Along Market Street, the bus provides access to SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA Regional Rail
The SEPTA Regional Rail system consists of commuter rail service on thirteen branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and its suburbs. Service on most lines runs from 5:30 AM to midnight...
service at Market East Station
Market East Station (Philadelphia)
Market East Station is an underground SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its official SEPTA address is 12th and Filbert streets...
, Suburban Station
Suburban Station (Philadelphia)
Suburban Station is an underground, art deco, commuter rail station in the Penn Center district of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its official SEPTA address is 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. The station is operated by SEPTA and is one of the three core Center City stations on the SEPTA...
, and 30th Street Station. Access to the Market-Frankford Line
Market-Frankford Line
The Market–Frankford Line is a rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority .-Route:The Market–Frankford Line begins at 69th Street Transportation Center, in Upper Darby...
is available at the subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
stops at Fifth Street, Eighth Street, 11th, 13th Street, 15th Street, and 30th Street. The Route intersects the Broad Street Line
Broad Street Line
The Broad Street Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that runs from Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia...
at City Hall. Access to the SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
The Subway–Surface Trolley Lines or Green Lines are five SEPTA trolley lines that operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and in a shared subway with rapid transit trains in Philadelphia's Center City....
is available at 13th Street, 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, and 30th Street. Access to Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
trains is also available at 30th Street Station. The 44 bus also provides connection to the following SEPTA Bus Routes along Market Street: 2, 7, 17, 21, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 47, 61, 121, 124, 125, and C
SEPTA Route C
SEPTA Route C is a transit bus line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.The line operates primarily upon Broad Street...
.
At 30th Street Station, the 44 bus then proceeds westbound on the Schuylkill Expressway
Schuylkill Expressway
The Schuylkill Expressway , locally known as the Schuylkill, is a freeway through southwestern Montgomery County and the city of Philadelphia, and the easternmost segment of Interstate 76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania...
(I-76
Interstate 76 (east)
Interstate 76 is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio, east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey....
, and then takes City Avenue (U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,377 miles from Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border south to Key West, Florida. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west between...
) south. Along City Avenue, the 44 connects to the 38 bus at Presidential Boulevard. At Bala Avenue, the 44 bus provides access to Bala station
Bala (SEPTA station)
Bala is a station along the SEPTA Cynwyd Line. The station, located near the intersection of Bala Avenue and City Avenue , includes a 76-space parking lot a the northwest corner of the City Avenue bridge over the railroad tracks....
on the Cynwyd Line
Cynwyd Line
The Cynwyd Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line running from Center City Philadelphia to Cynwyd in Montgomery County.Originally known as the Ivy Ridge Branch, service was truncated on October 25, 1986 from Ivy Ridge to its current terminus at Cynwyd....
. The 44 bus also provides limited service to Cynwyd station
Cynwyd (SEPTA station)
Cynwyd is the last station along the Cynwyd Line, in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The station, located at Conshohocken State Road and Bala Avenue, includes a 41-space parking lot....
, also on the Cynwyd Line. At 54th Street and City Avenue, the 44 bus provides connections to SEPTA's 1, 52, 65, and 121 bus routes. Attractions along City Avenue include the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the oldest and largest osteopathic medical schools. Founded in 1899, PCOM is home to over 1000 medical students as well as graduate-level students in several other fields of health care. One of the largest medical schools in the United...
, City Avenue Hospital, and Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...
.
Some weekday buses terminate at 54th Street and City Avenue, but those that continue on further head westbound on Old Lancaster Road and then Montgomery Avenue. Some buses leave Montgomery Avenue to serve Narberth
Narberth (SEPTA station)
Narberth Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Haverford and Narberth Avenues in Narberth, Pennsylvania...
station along the Paoli/Thorndale Line
Paoli/Thorndale Line
The Paoli/Thorndale Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line running from Center City Philadelphia to Thorndale in Chester County.-Route:This branch utilizes one of the oldest sections of what is now Amtrak's Keystone Corridor, an electrified 104-mile two to four-track high-speed route between Harrisburg...
. The bus, regardless of whether it serves Narberth station, terminates at Suburban Square
Suburban Square
Suburban Square is a shopping center located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Philadelphia area. The center opened in 1928, and is notable as one of the earliest shopping centers in the United States...
in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Ardmore is a census-designated place in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census...
, providing access to Ardmore
Ardmore (SEPTA station)
Ardmore Station is an above-ground commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Anderson and Coulter Avenues in Ardmore, Pennsylvania...
Regional Rail station on the Paoli?Thorndale Line. Between City Avenue and Ardmore, the bus provides access to Lower Merion High School
Lower Merion High School
Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community on the Pennsylvania Main Line.It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. It was ranked among the top 60 U.S. high...
. In Ardmore, the 44 bus provides connections to SEPTA bus routes 103, 105, and 106.
Service on the 44 bus operates from 5:59 am until 10:45 pm on Weekdays and from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on weekends.
Usage Statistics
In FY 2003, the 44 route required twelve buses at peak hours. On route also had 3,740 average weekday boardings and 1,233,078 annual passengers, with an annual passenger revenue of US$1,266,371. The fully allocated cost of operating the route was $4,142,802, the route had a fare box recovery of thirty-one percentPercentage
In mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100 . It is often denoted using the percent sign, “%”, or the abbreviation “pct”. For example, 45% is equal to 45/100, or 0.45.Percentages are used to express how large/small one quantity is, relative to another quantity...
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