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A recent revision updated the FY 2005 ridership number from 114,000 to the December 2010 figure of ~97,000. Because one month is a small sample for the line's general ridership (and December consistently has lower ridership due to holidays) I changed it to the most recent available yearlong figure (that I can find) which is the FY 2009 number of 136,650 - found in SEPTA's 2011 Annual Plan, as cited in the footnote. Talk | Contibutions 21:00, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
To All, I've noticed that the designations of Ridge Spur service (Which is currently called "S") and the Sport expresses (designated "X") does not confrom to SEPTA designations. SEPTA's own charts use the terms "R" for the Broad-Ridge Spur and "S" (as in Special) for the Sport express. Thus, I believe the table of subway stations should be adjusted to use SEPTA designations for the type of trains, for the sake of consistency. If anyone has any other advice, ideas, or input in this matter, plese feel free to speak up. danntm Talk | Contibutions 02:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Seeing no objection, I have accordingly altered the table. danntm Talk | Contibutions 02:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Just so everyone knows, I have proposed a naming convention for SEPTA stations, with discussion here. The proposed conventions will require considerable changes for MFL stations. Please feel free to contribute.-- danntm T C 16:34, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
The article notes that the BSL was planned in the 1920s. But it fails to name the company who built it or the personalities involved. Was it controversial at the time? Why did they choose standard gauge, as opposed to the gauge used on the Market-Frankford Line? — Solo Owl ( talk) 18:07, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
This is not correct. The City of Philadelphia built the Broad Street Subway, and the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission built the "original PATCO Speedline." Upper Darby Dave. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.104.70.150 ( talk) 19:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
So I've never actually seen the term "Orange Line" used, either in colloquial speech or official documentation. Since there is no supporting evidence for this name listed in the article or references, if there is no objection I will be removing it. Keeping it would be like naming all of the Regional Rail lines Gray Line, or the Trolley lines Green Line, which is inaccurate and misleading, as it insinuates that SEPTA uses a color coded scheme for each individual line. Instead, they use a color coded scheme for types of transit: Blue is Subway/El, Orange is Subway, Green is Trolley, Purple is Interurban Light Rail, and Gray is Regional Rail. nf utvol ( talk) 17:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I just thought of this, but perhaps the station list should include parameters for the neighborhoods each station is located in. Everything else about it is fine. --------- User:DanTD ( talk) 14:30, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
The construction cost for the original segment (Olney - South Street) is stated as $102 million. Source: Report of Transit Advisory Committee To General Conference on Transit Situation in Philadelphia. May 24, 1930. Page 3. Upper Darby Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.104.70.150 ( talk) 19:54, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
@ Epicgenius:, I've hidden your timeline for the Broad Street Line, it needs citations, and is also missing details on (from what I can see) how spur service once extended to 15th/16th. Broadway appears to be the Camden terminus based on that map. Cards 84664 20:36, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
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A recent revision updated the FY 2005 ridership number from 114,000 to the December 2010 figure of ~97,000. Because one month is a small sample for the line's general ridership (and December consistently has lower ridership due to holidays) I changed it to the most recent available yearlong figure (that I can find) which is the FY 2009 number of 136,650 - found in SEPTA's 2011 Annual Plan, as cited in the footnote. Talk | Contibutions 21:00, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
To All, I've noticed that the designations of Ridge Spur service (Which is currently called "S") and the Sport expresses (designated "X") does not confrom to SEPTA designations. SEPTA's own charts use the terms "R" for the Broad-Ridge Spur and "S" (as in Special) for the Sport express. Thus, I believe the table of subway stations should be adjusted to use SEPTA designations for the type of trains, for the sake of consistency. If anyone has any other advice, ideas, or input in this matter, plese feel free to speak up. danntm Talk | Contibutions 02:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Seeing no objection, I have accordingly altered the table. danntm Talk | Contibutions 02:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Just so everyone knows, I have proposed a naming convention for SEPTA stations, with discussion here. The proposed conventions will require considerable changes for MFL stations. Please feel free to contribute.-- danntm T C 16:34, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
The article notes that the BSL was planned in the 1920s. But it fails to name the company who built it or the personalities involved. Was it controversial at the time? Why did they choose standard gauge, as opposed to the gauge used on the Market-Frankford Line? — Solo Owl ( talk) 18:07, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
This is not correct. The City of Philadelphia built the Broad Street Subway, and the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission built the "original PATCO Speedline." Upper Darby Dave. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.104.70.150 ( talk) 19:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
So I've never actually seen the term "Orange Line" used, either in colloquial speech or official documentation. Since there is no supporting evidence for this name listed in the article or references, if there is no objection I will be removing it. Keeping it would be like naming all of the Regional Rail lines Gray Line, or the Trolley lines Green Line, which is inaccurate and misleading, as it insinuates that SEPTA uses a color coded scheme for each individual line. Instead, they use a color coded scheme for types of transit: Blue is Subway/El, Orange is Subway, Green is Trolley, Purple is Interurban Light Rail, and Gray is Regional Rail. nf utvol ( talk) 17:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I just thought of this, but perhaps the station list should include parameters for the neighborhoods each station is located in. Everything else about it is fine. --------- User:DanTD ( talk) 14:30, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
The construction cost for the original segment (Olney - South Street) is stated as $102 million. Source: Report of Transit Advisory Committee To General Conference on Transit Situation in Philadelphia. May 24, 1930. Page 3. Upper Darby Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.104.70.150 ( talk) 19:54, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
@ Epicgenius:, I've hidden your timeline for the Broad Street Line, it needs citations, and is also missing details on (from what I can see) how spur service once extended to 15th/16th. Broadway appears to be the Camden terminus based on that map. Cards 84664 20:36, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect
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Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 5#Orange Line (SEPTA Broad Street Line) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
Tartar
Torte
23:49, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect
Orange Line (Philadelphia Broad Street Line) and has thus listed it
for discussion. This discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 5#Orange Line (Philadelphia Broad Street Line) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
Tartar
Torte
23:51, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect
Orange Line (Broad Street Line) and has thus listed it
for discussion. This discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 5#Orange Line (Broad Street Line) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
Tartar
Torte
23:53, 5 September 2022 (UTC)