FY 2012 Operating Budget and FY 2013-2017 Financial ... - Septa

Operations
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
Principal Responsibilities
Operates surface transit modes throughout the five county service area with service
originating from nine operating locations in the region. Each operating district has full
responsibility for transportation service of the transit fleet in that location.
The nine operating districts operate a total of 116 bus, 3 trackless trolley routes, 8 trolley
(light rail) routes and one interurban high speed (heavy rail) line. It should be noted that
the number of bus routes identified by operating district in this section differ than the total
number reported because 9 bus routes are operated out of more than one district, as
operating conditions necessitate. These are the nine operating districts in Surface
Transportation:
Allegheny - operates 8 bus routes.
Callowhill - operates 12 bus routes, in addition to trolley (light rail) routes 10 and 15.
Comly - operates 14 bus routes.
Elmwood - operates trolley (light rail) routes 11, 13, 34, and 36.
Frankford - operates 13 bus routes and 3 trackless trolley routes.
Midvale - operates 22 bus routes.
Southern - operates 18 bus routes.
Frontier - operates 23 bus routes.
Victory - operates 20 bus routes, 2 trolley (light rail) lines and 1 heavy rail line.
CONTROL CENTER
Principal Responsibilities
The Control Center is a centralized facility that manages rail and bus movements
Authority-wide. The Market-Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, bus and trackless trolley
routes, trolley (light rail) lines, and Railroad lines are controlled by train dispatchers and
bus controllers at 1234 Market Street. This group is also responsible for making service
alerts and other announcements.
The Control Center is responsible for assuring safe transportation operations, centralizing
all communications, managing all emergencies and service disruptions and ensuring that
established service levels are maintained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the
year.
The Control Center must also maximize and facilitate efficient passenger movement
throughout the system. All operational elements such as train movements, signal
operations, operating interlockings and bus routing require direction from Control Center
personnel.
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