Page Updated March 2026
More frequent service. Simpler routes. Better access, every day.
Starting this August, SEPTA will roll out changes to our bus network that will offer more consistent and frequent service, more direct routes and improved connections. Read on to learn about our New Bus Network plans.
Why the New Bus Network?
How people travel has changed over time, and it’s time for our bus network to change, too. SEPTA’s New Bus Network redesigns service around today’s travel patterns, putting buses where riders need them most. The result is a more reliable service that reaches more people. Our New Bus Network has three key goals:
- Put riders first by simplifying the overall bus network and improving connections to other SEPTA services
- Expand access to opportunity by boosting service where it is needed most and making trips faster and more competitive with driving
- Earn rider trust by delivering more reliable service and offering frequent bus routes all day
What the New Bus Network means for you:
- New routes to new places and extensions of existing routes
- Wait less with buses arriving more often and more service on nights and weekends
- Get around easier with simpler routes, better signage and consistent numbering
- Travel with more confidence and stronger connections to other bus routes and transit services
- New on-demand SEPTA Go zones increase access and connectivity in the suburbs
Our Plan
Changes to the bus network will roll out in stages, starting in August 2026 with additional changes in February 2027, June 2027 and August 2027.
Gradually introducing service changes allows for a thoughtful and predictable rollout centered on clear and timely communication with our riders.
Service Change Highlights
Phase 1: Fall 2026
- The implementation of two new bus routes, Route 72 on Cheltenham Avenue connecting Frankford Transit Center and Cedarbrook Plaza and Route 76, providing service between North Philadelphia and South Philadelphia along Whitaker Avenue, G Street, Frankford Avenue and Delaware Avenue.
- Key extensions including Route 45 to the Navy Yard and Route 79 to University City
- Alignments changes to Routes 25, 57 and 64 and more
- Frequency improvements to Routes 6, 46, 47, 49, 57 and 64
Phase 2: Spring 2027
- The implementation of SEPTA’s first to SEPTA Go Zones in Paoli and West Chester and the Route 142 connecting King of Prussia and Exton
- Expansion of Direct Bus service from Frankford Transit Center to Wissahickon Transit Center
- Alignment changes to Routes 3, 5, 22, 33, 51 and 94
Phase 3: Summer 2027
- The implementation of SEPTA Go service in Norristown
- Alignment changes to Routes 95, 97, 98, 99 and 131
Phasing Rollout
Phase 1 Overview
Phase 1 (Fall 2026) will introduce new connections via two new bus routes and strategic extensions to destinations like the Navy Yard. There will also be frequency improvements on several key routes, realignments that will improve operational safety and effectiveness and efficiency improvements via route/pattern eliminations or reductions in duplicative services.
Phase 2 Overview
Phase 2 (Spring 2027) expands Direct Bus service, introduces two SEPTA Go Zones and launches a new fixed route in Chester County. It also continues efficiency improvements through alignment changes and elimination of low-ridership and duplicative routes.
SEPTA Go
SEPTA is revolutionizing the way it operates bus service in the suburbs. Currently, some routes run less than hourly due to lower residential and employment density, requiring customers to plan their day, and often their lives, around bus schedules. Technology‑driven, on‑demand transit creates an opportunity to provide more flexibility and convenience with a new suburban on‑demand service called SEPTA Go. This microtransit service, introduced in Phase 2 of the New Bus Network changes, includes six Go Zones to replace low‑ridership, infrequent suburban bus routes; details on these zones are included in the tables below. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) to understand how SEPTA Go works and the FY2027 ASP Book (PDF) to learn more about the first three Go Zones that will be implemented in Spring and Summer 2027.
Phase 3 Overview
Phase 3 (Summer 2027) will introduce a third SEPTA Go Zone in Montgomery County and provide improvements to fixed route bus service in Norristown.
To share our plans, SEPTA will hold a series of meetings and events through April in advance of Annual Service Plan (ASP) hearings on April 15, where the timing of the New Bus Network changes for Fiscal Year 2027 will be considered. Changes scheduled further out – for Fiscal year 2028 (August 2027 changes) – will be included in the Fiscal Year 2028 Annual Service Plan in April 2027.
FY2027 Annual Service Plan Service Equity Analysis
SEPTA conducted a Service Equity Analysis (SEA) on the routing changes and schedule changes proposed in the FY2027 Annual Service Plan (ASP), Consistent with federal requirements, this analysis ensures that the proposed implementation on the New Bus Network does not unfairly impact minority and low-income populations. Read about this analysis and review SEPTA’s proposed mitigations.
Get Familiar with the New Network
To see how your route(s) will change, check out these additional materials:
- Map of network changes planned for FY2027
- The Annual Service Plan report for FY 2027 (PDF)
- Turn by turns for ADA purposes (PDF)
- Operating Tariffs being updated at the FY2027 ASP hearings
- Route 25, Tariff No. 125, Supplement No. 12 (PDF)
- Route 44, Tariff No. 23, Supplement No. 15 (PDF)
- Route 45, Tariff No. 145, Supplement No. 2 (PDF)
- Route 53, Tariff No. 189, Supplement No. 6 (PDF)
- Route 57, Tariff No. 5, Supplement No. 9 (PDF)
- Route 73, Tariff No. 50, Supplement No. 9 (PDF)
- Route 95, Tariff No. 114, Supplement No. 21 (PDF)
- Route 98, Tariff No. 117, Supplement No. 11 (PDF)
- Route 124, Tariff No. 206, Supplement No. 6 (PDF)
- Route 125, Tariff No. 35, Supplement No. 11 (PDF)
- Route BLVD DIR, Tariff No. 272, Supplement No. 2 (PDF)
- Route K, Tariff No. 187, Supplement No. 3 (PDF)