Cherry Hill Now:
PATCO Celebrates 50 Years of Service

February 13, 2019

“PATCO will celebrate its 50th anniversary on February 15, 2019, by rolling back fares from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM to the exact fares that were used back in 1969,” according to a statement from the Port Authority Transit Corporation. 

The statement detailed that “on February 15, 1969, PATCO made its first trip from Lindenwold, New Jersey, to Center City Philadelphia.”

“To kick off a year-long customer appreciation celebration, a festive event, complete with a cookie giveaway, and DJ, will be held at the Woodcrest Station [in Cherry Hill Township] from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on February 15th,” according to the statement from PATCO.  “At 9:00 AM, officials will make remarks to mark the start of celebrating PATCO's 50th anniversary.”

“Similar customer appreciation events will be held once a month at different stations with next month at Ashland,” the statement continued.  “In addition, PATCO employees will be at eight New Jersey stations (Lindenwold to Broadway) from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on February 15th handing out a commemorative reproduction of the original timetable from 1969.”

Credits:

The photograph is provided courtesy of the Delaware River Port Authority.