Elmwood Carhouse

Elmwood Carhouse is a SEPTA Subway–Surface trolley carbarn that house the current Kawasaki LRVs that run on routes 11, 13, 34 & 36. From September 1992 to September 2005, Route 10 was housed here as well; however, with the restoration of the trolley service to Route 15 in 2005, the Route 10 trolleys are stored at Callowhill Carhouse.

Elmwood Carhouse
Side view of a row of Kawasaki LRVs awaiting assignment at Elmwood Carhouse in 1993.
General information
Location7311 W. Elmwood Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39.914633°N 75.243275°W / 39.914633; -75.243275
Owned bySEPTA
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 68
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 108
History
ElectrifiedOverhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
80th Street–Eastwick
Terminus
 Route 36
major stops
 40th Street Portal
toward 13th Street
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
80th Street / Eastwick
Terminus
 T5
major stops
 40th Street Portal
toward 13th Street

The Elmwood Carhouse replaced the vintage Woodland Carhouse which was located at 49th & Woodland. On October 23, 1975 part of Woodland carbarn suffered a devastating fire in which several trolleys were destroyed. The Elmwood Carhouse officially opened on November 15, 1981.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.