SEPTA Route 36

SEPTA Route 36 SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
SEPTA Route 36 at the 40th Street Portal
Overview
System	Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Termini	Eastwick, Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia
Stations	11
Operation
Opened	1904
Depot(s)	Elmwood Carhouse
Technical
Line length	16.2 mi (26.1 km)
Track gauge	5 ft 2 1⁄4 in (1,581 mm)
Electrification	overhead lines

SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 36 (a.k.a.; the Elmwood Avenue-Subway Line) is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) that connects the 13th Street station in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Eastwick Loop station in Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, although limited service is available to the Elmwood Carhouse. It is the longest of the five lines that are part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system, and was even longer between 1956 and 1962 when the western terminus was at 94th and Eastwick Place. From 1962 through the 1970s it was at 88th Street and Eastwick Place, making the route 16.2 miles (26.1 km) long. Today, it only goes as far as what was once 80th Street.

Starting from its eastern end at the 13th Street, Route 36 runs in a tunnel under Market Street. It stops at underground stations at 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street, 30th Street, and 33rd Street. From 15th to 30th Streets, it runs on the outer tracks in the same tunnel as SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line.

Passengers may transfer free of charge to the Market–Frankford Line at 13th, 15th, and 30th Streets and to the Broad Street Line at 15th Street. Connections to the SEPTA Regional Rail are also available. Underground passageways connect the 13th and 15th Street Stations to Jefferson Station and Suburban Station.