Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit in Pennsylvania: 2000
Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit in Pennsylvania: 2000
| Transit agency | Directional route-miles | Miles of track | Number of crossings | Number of stations | Number of ADA accessible stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy rail | |||||
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) (Philadephia) | 76.1 | 102.3 | 0 | 76 | 4 |
| Port Authority Transit Corp. of PA and NJ (PATCO) (Philadelphia) 2 | 31.5 | 38.4 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Light rail | |||||
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) (Philadephia) | 69.3 | 171.0 | 1,702 | 64 | 0 |
| Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) | 34.8 | 44.8 | 39 | 13 | 13 |
| Commuter rail | |||||
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) (Philadephia)2 | 449.2 | 695.4 | 116 | 177 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania DOT (Philadelphia) | 144.4 | 144.4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Inclined Plane | |||||
| Cambria County Transit Authority (Johnstown) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
1 Not listed here is the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit). NJ Transit provides commuter rail service between Atlantic City, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
2 Parts of the system detailed here also serve New Jersey.
KEY: ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; DOT = Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Directional route-miles is the mileage in each direction over which public transportation vehicles travel while in revenue service. Directional route-miles are a measure of the facility or roadway, not the service carried on the facility such as the number of routes or vehicle-miles. Directional route-miles are computed with regard to direction of service, but without regard to the number of traffic lanes or rail tracks existing in the right-of-way.
SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 2001. Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.apta.com/stats/ as of June 27, 2002.