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{{Other uses|Mainline (disambiguation){{!}}Mainline}} {{Redirect|Pennsylvania Main Line|other uses|Pennsylvania Line (disambiguation)}} {{For|the Pennsylvania Railroad line|Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Main Line of Philadelphia | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Main Line, Philadelphia Main Line | settlement_type = Collection of [[suburban]] communities | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Main Line 1895.jpg | mapsize = 260px | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of the historic Philadelphia Main Line, {{Circa|1895}} | image_map1 = Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|40.019|-75.313|type:adm3rd_globe:earth_region:US-PA|display=ti}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and territories of the United States|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Pennsylvania}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]] | subdivision_name2 = Primarily [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester counties]]; certain northern parts of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = The [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s Main Line | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_name = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name1 = | leader_title1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = Main Liner | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset1 = -5 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -4 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_codes = [[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215, 267, 445]], [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|610, and 484]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = | footnotes = }} [[File:Laronda2.jpg|thumb|[[La Ronda (estate)|La Ronda Estate]] (1929β2009) in [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr]], by architect [[Addison Mizner]])]] The '''Philadelphia Main Line''', known simply as the '''Main Line''', is an informally delineated historical and [[Social class in the United States|social]] region of suburban [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. Lying along the former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s once prestigious [[Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)|Main Line]], it runs northwest from [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] parallel to [[Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike]], also known as [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]]. The railroad first connected the Main Line towns in the 19th century. They became home to sprawling [[Estate (land)#United States|country estate]]s belonging to Philadelphia's wealthiest families, and over the decades became a bastion of "[[old money]]". The Main Line includes some of the wealthiest communities in the country, including [[Gladwyne, Pennsylvania|Gladwyne]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/moneymag/1007/gallery.best_places_top_earning_towns.moneymag/5.html |title=Top-Earning Towns |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=2010-07-14 |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|Villanova]], [[Radnor, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Haverford, Pennsylvania|Haverford]], and [[Merion, Pennsylvania|Merion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=America's Richest Zip Codes 2011|url=http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20111206/america-s-richest-zip-codes-2011#slide23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107100940/http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20111206/america-s-richest-zip-codes-2011/#slide23|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-14|title=15 Hottest Towns in Philadelphia's Western Suburbs|url=https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/home-garden/15-hottest-towns-in-philadelphias-western-suburbs/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Main Line Today|language=en-US}}</ref> Today, the railroad is [[Amtrak]]'s [[Keystone Corridor]], along which [[SEPTA]]'s [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] operates.
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