It would be nice if the Broad Street buses ran like the 21 Bus on Chestnut Street (Erie: neighborhood, live in)

[Whatdoesthefoxsay65]

I could see why the OP would not want to ride the subway. It's dark, dingy, it makes me feel unsafe to ride it at night unless I'm with friends. I feel trapped in a car with a bunch of shady looking people and every time one someone digs into their pocket for something I cringe.

The 16 leaves Cheltenham almost every 10 minutes (I would know, I live near it), and it gets hung up in traffic mostly which makes it late. It is supposed to be at every "major" station every 7 minutes. They had to split it with the "4" so it would stop being so late!

It is a subway, but the fact that it is so EMPTY when it's not rush hours really does give it that "creepy" feel.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Whatdoesthefoxsay65

I could see why the OP would not want to ride the subway. It's dark, dingy, it makes me feel unsafe to ride it at night unless I'm with friends. I feel trapped in a car with a bunch of shady looking people and every time one someone digs into their pocket for something I cringe.

The 16 leaves Cheltenham almost every 10 minutes (I would know, I live near it), and it gets hung up in traffic mostly which makes it late. It is supposed to be at every "major" station every 7 minutes. They had to split it with the "4" so it would stop being so late!

It is a subway, but the fact that it is so EMPTY when it's not rush hours really does give it that "creepy" feel.

I would never ever ever be on a subway at night time. Just asking to get robbed

[Whatdoesthefoxsay65]

Originally Posted by dabottom

I would never ever ever be on a subway at night time. Just asking to get robbed

The Philly Metro is fairly safe at all times. Although it can be a bit shady during the night. The stations I would be on guard are:

BRL (Broad-Ridge Line "8th and Market Train"):

Fairmount station,
Chinatown (Really creepy)
Erie
North Philadelphia

BSL Local Stations:

Wyoming, Logan, Erie, North Philadelphia (really creepy and empty), and Tasker-Morris

BSL Express:

Erie


Market Frankford Stops:

All of them going East Bound past Spring Garden

46th (kinda safe now) st, 52nd (Starts getting scary), 56th (scary), 60th, 63rd (less scary) , Milbourne (DON'T EVEN TRY TO GET OFF THERE!), and 69th St can be a little bit shady.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Whatdoesthefoxsay65

The Philly Metro is fairly safe at all times. Although it can be a bit shady during the night. The stations I would be on guard are:

BRL (Broad-Ridge Line "8th and Market Train"):

Fairmount station,
Chinatown (Really creepy)
Erie
North Philadelphia

BSL Local Stations:

Wyoming, Logan, Erie, North Philadelphia (really creepy and empty), and Tasker-Morris

BSL Express:

Erie


Market Frankford Stops:

All of them going East Bound past Spring Garden

46th (kinda safe now) st, 52nd (Starts getting scary), 56th (scary), 60th, 63rd (less scary) , Milbourne (DON'T EVEN TRY TO GET OFF THERE!), and 69th St can be a little bit shady.

I didn't think 69th street could be shady since its a major el station with stores inside

[phillies2011]

Originally Posted by Whatdoesthefoxsay65

The Philly Metro is fairly safe at all times. Although it can be a bit shady during the night. The stations I would be on guard are:

BRL (Broad-Ridge Line "8th and Market Train"):

Fairmount station,
Chinatown (Really creepy)
Erie
North Philadelphia

BSL Local Stations:

Wyoming, Logan, Erie, North Philadelphia (really creepy and empty), and Tasker-Morris

BSL Express:

Erie


Market Frankford Stops:

All of them going East Bound past Spring Garden

46th (kinda safe now) st, 52nd (Starts getting scary), 56th (scary), 60th, 63rd (less scary) , Milbourne (DON'T EVEN TRY TO GET OFF THERE!), and 69th St can be a little bit shady.

There are only 2 stops on the ridge line that are independent of the rest of the bsl. BSL express? Other than the Fairmount and Chinatown stop t's the same stations as the BSL. Why in the world would you list Erie three times? They're all the same station! Have you ever even been to these stations?

Also who in the world is afraid of the Tasker-Morris station? And Milbourne is a perfectly fine little neighborhood. Where are you getting this information?

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by phillies2011

There are only 2 stops on the ridge line that are independent of the rest of the bsl. BSL express? Other than the Fairmount and Chinatown stop t's the same stations as the BSL. Why in the world would you list Erie three times? They're all the same station! Have you ever even been to these stations?

Also who in the world is afraid of the Tasker-Morris station? And Milbourne is a perfectly fine little neighborhood. Where are you getting this information?

Where can I catch the express going to 8th street and china town?

[phillies2011]

Originally Posted by dabottom

Where can I catch the express going to 8th street and china town?

fern rock, olney, north philly, girard, or fairmount

[FamousBlueRaincoat]

Originally Posted by phillies2011

fern rock, olney, north philly, girard, or fairmount

Not always Fern Rock, but always Erie.

I was somewhat concerned about using Erie station everyday before I moved up here, but it's really not shady at all. It's a pretty bustling atmosphere, and I use it fairly early in the morning pretty often. Although not really at night. It's a major transfer point between the BSL and the 23, 53, 56, H, and XH. Plus Broad and Erie is sort of a destination in its own right. Plus Temple Medical School. I honestly feel as safe there as I do anywhere in Center City. The only real menace is school kids with too much energy - and they're just as bad in Center City.

What it really sounds like is that that poster is scared of Philadelphia. Granted, the rapid transit system hasn't exactly done wonders for the neighborhoods it serves, but they pretty much listed the entire system outside of Center City and some of South Philly.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by phillies2011

fern rock, olney, north philly, girard, or fairmount

I didn't know express trains stopped at Fairmount since the express train from city hall in the morning doesn't stop at Fairmount

[Whatdoesthefoxsay65]

Originally Posted by phillies2011

There are only 2 stops on the ridge line that are independent of the rest of the bsl. BSL express? Other than the Fairmount and Chinatown stop t's the same stations as the BSL. Why in the world would you list Erie three times? They're all the same station! Have you ever even been to these stations?

Also who in the world is afraid of the Tasker-Morris station? And Milbourne is a perfectly fine little neighborhood. Where are you getting this information?

I was listing the stations for each of the lines, although the repetitive thing was in the back of my mind. Tasker-Morris is really empty during the night and it seems to be a bit shady during the night. Milbourne gives me the creeps.