Not included are routes created more recently by SEPTA. Discontinued route numbers are in parentheses.
Most remaining streetcar routes are those "Subway-Surface" routes, operating underneath Market Street to City Hall.
Streetcar service on route 15 was replaced with buses in 1992. But streetcar service was resumed in 2005, using rebuilt PCC cars. Streetcar track and overhead wire remains in place on routes 23 and 56, although no immediate plans exist to resume streetcar service.
All trolleybus service was suspended in 2003, with trolleybus service restored in 2009 on routes 59, 66, and 75.
Effective 11/29/2015, the long 23 route was split at Center City, with the south segment becoming route 45.
Route Route Former Route Numbers Streetcars Discontinued
Number Name Prior To After Map Buses Introduced
1929 1929 1971
2 16th (nb) 2 2 2 1956
2 17th (sb) 32 32 2 1957
(2) 15th (sb) 2 2 -- 1956 discontinued
3 Cecil B. Moore (Columbia) -- 3 3 1956
(4) Tioga-6th-7th 4 -- -- 1930 discontinued
4 Broad-9th C C
5 Frankford 5 5 5 1955
(5) 2nd (sb) 5 5 5 1955 discontinued
(5) 3rd (nb) 5 5 5 1955 renumbered 57
(6) Luzerne-10th-11th 6 -- -- 1920 discontinued
6 Ogontz Avenue 49 6 6 1986
(6) Easton-York (Glenside) 49 6 6 1958 renumbered 22
7 22nd (nb) 7 7 7 1955
7 23rd (sb) 7 7 7 1955
(8) Dauphin-Susquehanna 8 8 8 1956 renumbered 89
(9) 4th-5th-Strawberry Mansion 9 9 -- 1956 discontinued
9 Ridge -- -- A
10 Lancaster 10 10 10 Subway/Surface
11 Woodland 11 11 11 Subway/Surface
12 Grays Ferry 12 12 12 1956
13 Chester 13 13 13 Subway/Surface
(14) 42nd 14 14 14 1947 renumbered 30
14 Roosevelt B B
15 Girard 15 15 15 Streetcar suspended 1992-2005
(16) North 19th-20th 16 -- -- 1929 discontinued
16 Broad C C
17 South 19th-20th 17 17 17 1957
17 Navy Yard 20 20 C 1957
(18) South 22nd-23rd 18 18 -- 1953 discontinued
18 Olney-Rising Sun S S
(19) Luzerne-6th-7th 19 -- -- 1929 discontinued
19 Algon -- -- W
(20) 12th (sb) 20 20 23 1992 renumbered 23
(20) 13th (nb) 20 20 -- 1957 discontinued
(20) Navy Yard Shuttle 20 20 C 1957 renumbered 17
(21) North 17th-18th 21 21 2 1956 combined into 2
21 Chestnut-Walnut D D
(22) Easton (Doylestown) 22 22 55 1931 renumbered 55
22 Easton-York (Glenside) 6 6 6 1958
23 Germantown 23 23 23 1992 track/wire remains in place
23 11th (nb) 23 23 23 1992 track/wire remains in place
23 12th (sb) 20 20 23 1957 discontinued
(23) 10th (sb) 23 23 -- 1957 discontinued
(24) York-15th-16th 24 -- -- 1929 discontinued
24 Huntington Pike N N
(25) Richmond-2nd-3rd 25 -- -- 1930 discontinued
25 Memphis-Cedar -- 25 25 1949
25 Columbus Q Q
(26) Kensington-6th-7th 26 -- -- 1922 discontinued
26 Tabor-Olney 55 26 26 1956
(27) Kensington-12th-13th 27 -- -- 1922 discontinued
27 Henry -- -- A
(28) North 2nd-3rd 28 -- -- 1922 discontinued
28 Rhawn -- -- T
28 Cadwalader-11th -- -- XA
29 Tasker-Morris 29 29 29 1947 trolleybus to 2003
30 Haverford 30 30 30 1950
30 42nd 14 14 14 1947
31 Market 31 31 31 1956
31 63rd 41 41 31 1957
(32) 17th (sb) 32 32 2 1957 renumbered 2
(32) 18th (nb) 32 32 -- 1957 discontinued
32 Henry -- -- A
33 North 19th-20th 33 33 33 1955
34 Baltimore 34 34 34 Subway/Surface
(35) 52nd-Parkside 35 -- -- 1929 discontinued
35 Ridge Z 35
36 Elmwood 36 36 36 Subway/Surface
37 Chester 37 37 37 1955
38 Mantua (Baring) 38 38 38 1955
39 Dauphin-Susquehanna 39 39 39 1956
40 Lombard-South 40 40 40 1956
(41) 63rd 41 41 31 1957 renumbered 31
42 Spruce-Chestnut-Walnut 42 42 42 1956
43 Spring Garden 43 43 43 1956
(44) Arch 44 -- -- 1929 discontinued
44 Old Lancaster Road -- -- 44 New Bus Route
44 Gladwyne -- -- 44G
(45) Hog Island 45 -- -- 1925
45 11th (nb) 23 23 23 1992 track/wire remains in place
45 12th (sb) 20 20 23 1957 discontinued
46 60th 46 46 46 1957
(46) 58th 46 46 G 1957 renumbered G
47 7th (nb) 65 65 -- 1953 discontinued/restored
47 8th (sb) 47 47 47 1969
47 9th (nb) 47 47 47 1969
48 29th 48 48 48 1956
(49) Glenside 49 6 6 1958 renumbered 22
(49) 48th -- -- 49 New Bus Route renumbered 64
(49) 49th 70 70 49 1955 renumbered 64
(50) 4th (sb) 50 50 50 1980 renumbered 57
(50) 5th (nb) 50 50 50 1980 discontinued
(51) Columbia-8th-9th 51 -- -- 1929 discontinued
(52) Chelten-Midvale 52 52 K 1956
52 52nd 70 70 52 1955
52 54th G 52
53 Wayne 53 53 53 1986
54 Lehigh 54 54 54 1955
55 Old York 55 55 55 1952
55 Easton 22 22 55 1931
56 Torresdale-Erie 56 56 56 1992 track/wire remains in place
(57) Jefferson-Master 57 57 57 1955 discontinued
57 American 57 57 57 1955
57 2nd-Cheltenham -- -- XO
57 3rd (nb) 5 5 5 1955
57 4th (sb) 50 50 50 1980
(58) Torresdale 58 -- -- 1929 discontinued
58 Bustleton -- -- 59b New Bus Route
59 Castor (Bustleton) 59 59 59 1950 trolleybus
60 Allegheny 60 60 60 1978
61 Ridge (Manayunk) 61 61 61 1941 trolleybus to 1961
(62) Chester Extension 62 62 13 Subway/Surface
(63) Catherine-Bainbridge 63 63 64 1955 replaced with Washington
(64) Federal-Wharton 64 64 64 1956 replaced with Washington
64 Washington -- -- -- replaced Federal/Wharton
64 48th -- -- 49 New Bus Route
64 49th 70 70 49 1955
(65) 6th (sb) 65 65 -- 1953 discontinued
(65) 7th (nb) 65 65 -- 1953 discontinued/restored 47
65 City Avenue E E
66 Frankford 66 66 66 1955 trolleybus
(67) 33rd-36th-Zoo 67 -- -- 1918 discontinued
67 Veree W W
(68) Point Breeze-12th-13th 68 -- -- 1914 discontinued
68 Penrose M M
(69) 63rd 69 69 -- 1938 discontinued
(70) 52nd 70 70 52 1955 renumbered 52
(70) 49th 70 70 49 1955 renumbered 64
70 Cottman Y Y
70 Oak Lane O Y
(71) Darby-Media 71 71 1938 to Red Arrow/discontinued
(72) Moores 72 72 1938 to Red Arrow/discontinued
73 Frankford-Bridesburg 73 73 73 1948
(74) Old York (Hatboro) 74 74 6 1931
(75) Olney 75 26 26 1956 renumbered 26
75 Wyoming -- 75 75 1948 trolleybus
(75) Margaret-Orthodox 75 75 J
(76) Darby-Chester 76 76 76 1935 to Red Arrow 113
(77) Chester-Media 77 77 1936 to Red Arrow 117
77 Willow Grove-Glenside -- -- X
(78) Lansdowne 78 78 -- 1947 discontinued
79 Snyder 79 79 79 1956 trolleybus to 2003
(80) Point Breeze 80 -- -- 1921
(80) Oregon 80 80 G 1923 trolleybus to 1960
(81) Passyunk 81 81 37 1955 renumbered 37
(82) Chester-47th 82 -- -- 1918 discontinued
(83) Island Rd. 83 -- -- 1918 discontinued
(84) Lancaster-Arch 84 -- -- 1918 discontinued
84 Southampton -- -- 84
84 State Road T T
(85) Race-Arch 85 -- -- 1914 discontinued
(86) Glenside Short Line 86 -- -- 1913 discontinued
88 Welsh -- -- T
88 Hawthorne-Rowland -- -- 88 New Bus Route
89 Tioga -- -- 89 New Bus Route
89 G Street-Hunting Park -- -- P
89 Dauphin-Susquehanna 8 8 8 1956
Route Route Former Route Numbers Streetcars Discontinued
Number Name Prior To After Map Buses Introduced
1929 1929 1971
(A) Roosevelt-Hunting Park A R renumbered R
(A) Ridge-Henry -- -- A renumbered 9/27/32
(B) Roosevelt B B renumbered 14/16
(C) Broad C C renumbered 4
(D) Chestnut-Walnut D D renumbered 21
(E) Walnut Lane E E renumbered 65
(E) City Avenue -- -- E renumbered 65
(F) 64th St. F -- discontinued
(F) Belmont-Parkside -- -- F discontinued
G 56th-57th G G
(G) 54th G 52 renumbered 52
G 58th 46 46 G 1957
G Oregon 80 80 80 trolleybus
H Greene-Mt. Pleasant H H
XH Greene-Washington Lane -- -- HX
J Margaret-Orthodox 55 55 J former streetcar segment
J Lindley -- -- J
K Midvale-Chelten 52 52 K 1956
K Adams K K
L Stenton K L
(M) Penrose M M renumbered 68
(N) Huntington Pike N N renumbered 24
(O) Oak Lane O Y renumbered 70
(P) G Street-Hunting Park -- -- P renumbered 89
(Q) Columbus (Delaware) Q Q renumbered 25
R Hunting Park R R
R Roosevelt A R
(S) Chew-Olney-Rising Sun S S renumbered 18
(T) Tacony T T renumbered 84
(T) Rhawn -- -- T renumbered 28
(T) Welsh -- -- T renumbered 88
(U) Dicks -- -- U renumbered 108 (former Red Arrow)
(W) Algon -- -- W renumbered 19
(W) Veree W W renumbered 67
(X) Bethlehem-Germantown X L renumbered L
(X) Willow Grove -- -- X renumbered 77
(XA) Elkins Park -- -- XA renumbered 28
(XO) 2nd-Cheltenham -- -- XO renumbered 57
(Y) Cottman Y Y renumbered 70
(Y) Oak Lane O Y renumbered 70
(Z) Ridge Z 35 renumbered 35
Route Route Former Route Numbers Streetcars Discontinued
Number Name Prior To After Map Buses Introduced
1929 1929 1971
In the central part of Philadelphia, numbered streets run north and south. (14th St. is instead Broad St.) And at one time, nearly all of those streets between 2nd St. and 23rd St. had streetcar routes. Although streets were generally one way. With lower numbers east of Broad St., odd numbers run north and even numbers run south. And with higher numbers west of Broad St., even numbers run north and odd numbers run south. In more recent years, certain routes were reconfigured to skip some of these streets.Less historic information is available for those routes originally introduced as bus routes.