Mass transit is operated by SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The campus is served by several bus routes to Center City and points beyond. Students traveling at night should take the buses instead of the underground routes. ·The number 40 line runs through campus down Spruce Street. It passes shops on South Street and makes its final turn on 2nd Street before stopping in front of New Market in Society Hill. ·The 21 runs along Chestnut Street through campus, downtown and returns on Walnut Street to West Philadelphia. ·The 42 runs on Spruce Street west of of 38th Street, then runs south, passing the Civic Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It crosses campus again on 33rd Street, goes past the Penn Tower Hotel and heads to Center City on Chestnut Street. The underground subway and subway surface lines also offer ways to get around the city: ·The Market-Frankford El – the "blue" line – is the fastest route to Center City. Students can pick up the line on Market Street, at 30th, 34th or 40th streets. It stops at 30th Street Station, City Hall, Reading Terminal Market, The Gallery, Independence Mall and Penn's Landing. Heading west, the line has stops every few streets to 69th Street. ·The Subway-Surface, or "green," line stops at 37th and Spruce streets in front of the Quadrangle, and at 36th and Sansom streets near Kings Court/English House and heads toward City Hall. ·The Broad Street, or "orange," line can be boarded at the free interchange of the Market-Frankford and Subway-Surface lines at City Hall. From there, riders can head south to Pattison Street and Philadelphia's sports complex housing both the Spectrum and Veterans Stadium. Northbound, Temple University lies outside the Columbia stop. ·A high-speed SEPTA "yellow" line goes directly to the airport from 30th Street Station for $5. (Limousine van services will pick up riders from campus for about $10 and cab rides to the airport can run up to $25.) ·SEPTA also offers commuter rail lines that leave 30th Street Station as well as Market East and Penn Center-Suburban Stations. Travelers can take these lines to Haverford and Bryn Mawr colleges in suburban Philadelphia. Students can go to New York by taking SEPTA to Trenton and switching to New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor line for the ride to New York's Penn Station. Students may also travel to Penn Station directly via Amtrak trains that depart from 30th Street Station.
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