Roosevelt Boulevard Subway
Proposed subway line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway is a proposed SEPTA subway line that would run along Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Roosevelt Boulevard Subway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Proposed |
Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Stations | 12 (proposed) |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Broad Street Line |
Operator(s) | SEPTA |
Technical | |
Character | Underground and surface |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Electrification | Third rail, 600 V DC |
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The line has been proposed in various forms for over a century, the idea originally dating to 1913. The most recent study, conducted in 2003, envisions the service as a branch of the Broad Street Line that would draw over 124,000 daily riders and thereby divert over 83,000 car trips.