![]() On a typical weekday, the Route 15 carries 9,320 passengers and makes 196 trips. The Route 15 provides Nite Owl Service, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ![]() ![]() The green heritage streetcar is unique to the Route 15. While SEPTA has eight other trolley routes, but the Route 15 is the only that uses heritage streetcars. After years of planning and preparation by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and SEPTA, these heritage streetcars were returned to service in Philadelphia on September 4, 2005. The vehicles that currently operate on Route 15 are old Presidents’ Conference Committee streetcars that operated during the World War II era. The Route 15 is one of SEPTA’s most unique routes, using historic streetcars to carry passengers. The Route 15 terminates at Girard & 63rd in West Philadelphia and Richmond & Westmoreland in the North Philadelphia. This week, we’ll be exploring the SEPTA's Route 15 Trolley! The Route 15 runs along Girard Avenue, electrified by overhead lines.
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