Port Authority Transit Corporation

Port Authority Transit Corporation operates the PATCO Speedline between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. The Speedline runs underground in Philadelphia, crosses the Delaware River on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, runs underground in Camden city, then runs aboveground in the suburbs after that. PATCO and the Speedline are owned and controlled by the Delaware River Port Authority. The line transports over 38,000 people daily.

Related Topics:
Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - Camden County - New Jersey - United States - Delaware River - Benjamin Franklin Bridge - Camden city - Delaware River Port Authority

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http://www.drpa.org/patco/history.html

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New Jersey Transit buses connect to most PATCO stations in New Jersey. The New Jersey Transit Atlantic City rail line also stops at Lindenwold Station, and the River LINE connects at Broadway Station (Walter Rand Transportation Center).

Related Topics:
New Jersey Transit - River LINE

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The SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Market-Frankford line connects to PATCO at the 8th & Market Station, which is two blocks away from SEPTA Market East Station, where all of SEPTA's regional trains stop.

Related Topics:
SEPTA - Market East Station

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The SEPTA Broad Street Subway's Walnut-Locust Street station is located a block away from PATCO's 12th-13th & Locust St. Station.

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PATCO train operators are represented by Teamsters Local 676.

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