Overview
SEPTA Forward, our strategic plan, envisions Regional Rail as part of a lifestyle network of frequent, all-day, and all-week services that connects people to a range of destinations across the region. Reimagining Regional Rail will create a vision of what that looks like and will identify the infrastructure, equipment, operations, and policies needed to get there.
In Reimagining Regional Rail, we are asking what the Regional Rail network could be:
- How often should the trains run?
- What mix of express and local service should there be?
- What should stations be like?
- What should the trains be like?
- How should Regional Rail connect to rapid transit, trolleys, buses, and other rail service?
- How should fares be integrated with other transit services?
Reimagining Regional Rail is a key initiative of SEPTA Forward to revamp our services and better connect people across the region. We’re working closely with other major initiatives, including Bus Revolution, SEPTA’s bus network redesign, and the Wayfinding Master Plan to provide more intuitive experiences and a more seamless transit system. Learn more and find out how to get involved to help shape the future of transit in the Philadelphia region.
Project Goals
Increase and improve access to opportunity
Prioritize an intuitive rider experience through a seamless, welcoming system
Create a reliable, predictable Regional Rail System that people can trust
Timeline
- Setting Goals: Fall 2021 ✓
- Evaluating Choices: Winter 2022–Spring 2022 ✓
- Setting the Vision: Summer 2022–Spring 2024 (in progress)
- Implementation Plan: Fall 2023–Spring 2024 (in progress)
Regional Rail Master Plan
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Building a Lifestyle Transit Network
As part of our 12-year capital investment program, we’re making stations accessible, acquiring new vehicles, investing in communications, and upgrading services for our buses, Metro, and rail to deliver on our vision of easy to use, frequent, and integrated transit.
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