Olney Transportation Center
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The Olney Transportation Center (soon to be known as Olney Transit Center;[1] also called Olney Terminal) is a SEPTA bus and subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Olney Avenue in the Logan neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia. It is a major bus terminal as well as the last subway stop on the Broad Street Line before the Fern Rock Transportation Center terminus.
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Location | 5600 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.0389°N 75.1447°W / 40.0389; -75.1447 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island 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 near Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, La Salle University, Central High School, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls. The Olney neighborhood 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.