SEPTA Route 56

Route 56
The Route 56 Trolley crosses 6th Street in 1980
Overview
Operator	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Began service	1907 (first) TBD (second)
Ended service	1992 (as a streetcar line)
Route
Locale	Philadelphia
Communities served	Nicetown, Hunting Park, Juniata Park, Frankford, Tacony
Start	Venango Loop
Via	Erie Avenue, Torresdale Avenue
End	Torresdale-Cottman Loop
Length	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Service
Journey time	45 minutes
Ridership	3,008,278 (FY19)
Route map Legend Cottman Avenue Torresdale Avenue Frankford Avenue Frankford Creek E. Hunting Park Avenue  MFL  Erie Avenue  50  5th Street  50  6th Street  53  10th Street Old York Road ← to Luzerne Carhouse  BSL  Broad Street  23  Germantown Avenue Pulaski Avenue  53  SEPTA Main Line 22nd Street Venango Street US 13 W. Hunting Park Ave. │ 23rd St. This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Route 56, the Erie and Torresdale Avenues Line, is a former streetcar line and current bus route. It is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The line runs between the Tioga and Tacony neighborhoods primarily along Erie Avenue and Torresdale Avenue. Route 56 was one of three "suspended" by the SEPTA board effective June 12, 1992. The two others, Routes 15 and 23, were then also operated by buses as of the same year; however, the Route 15 Trolley has since been restored back to trolley as of September 5, 2005.