Official SEPTA press releases, published by Media.
100 Full-Length Fare Gates to be Installed at Market-Frankford [L] & Broad Street [B] Line Stations
PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2024) – Following a successful pilot at 69th Street Transit Center, SEPTA is expanding its program to combat fare evasion with full-length gates at nine additional stations.… Continue reading SEPTA Expands Pilot Program to Combat Fare Evasion
PHILADELPHIA (September 19, 2024) – SEPTA is reminding customers that the Authority will reinstate parking fees with a phased approach beginning Monday, September 23. The SEPTA Park app is now… Continue reading SEPTA to Reinstate Parking Fees Beginning September 23
Service Patterns & Trip Frequency To Be Restored For Customers
SEPTA will resume regular weekday Regional Rail schedules on Monday, Oct. 3 — marking a return to the normal service patterns and trip frequency that was in place for customers… Continue reading SEPTA Regional Rail Returns To Regular Weekday Schedules Monday, Oct. 3
Tickets For Single Rides On Sale At Kiosks In 18 Market-Frankford & Broad Street Line Stations; New Stations Will Be Added Weekly, Rollout Scheduled To Be Completed By Monday, Oct. 17
The SEPTA Key Early Adopters program has expanded to include “Quick Trips” — single trip tickets for Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line service that can be purchased at station kiosks.… Continue reading SEPTA Key Early Adopters Program Expands With ‘Quick Trips’
Total of $5.61 Awarded for Work at Lawndale Station & Wissahickon Transportation Center
SEPTA has been awarded a total of $5.61 million in two federal grants, members of the southeastern Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation have announced. The grants will be made through the Federal… Continue reading SEPTA Receives Federal Grants to Advance Two Key Improvement Projects
SEPTA has temporarily sidelined 18 Silverliner V rail cars that had been repaired by manufacturer Hyundai Rotem and were recently returned to service, or had been readied for service. A… Continue reading SEPTA Silverliner V Repair Status Update
Schedules for Selected Lines Go Into Effect September 6
SEPTA continues to work to enhance its Regional Rail Interim Weekday Schedules while the authority is making repairs to return the Silverliner V fleet to service. Beginning at the start… Continue reading SEPTA Announces New Regional Rail Interim Weekday Schedules and Express Supplemental Bus Service
Hyundai-Rotem & SEPTA to Hold Press Conference 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at PennFab, Inc. in Bensalem, Bucks County, Pa.
What Hyundai-Rotem and SEPTA will provide an update on the status of Silverliner V repairs during a press conference at PennFab, Inc., which is fabricating replacement beams for the trains.… Continue reading Silverliner V Status Update To Be Held at Local Metal Fabrication Company
Crews Work to Prepare for Return of Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line Service to all Stations on Monday, Sept. 5
Shuttle buses will replace all train service at Elwyn, Media, Moylan-Rose Valley, Wallingford, Swarthmore and Morton Stations along SEPTA’sMedia/Elwyn Regional Rail Line on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4.… Continue reading Crum Creek Viaduct Replacement Project Enters Final Weekend of Construction
Extra Trips on Subways, Additional Service on Several Regional Rail Lines
SEPTA is reminding music fans attending this weekend’s Made In America concert that public transit is the easiest way to get to and from the venue on the Benjamin Franklin… Continue reading SEPTA Transit Routes Ready for Made In America Concert
Riders, Stakeholders & Other Residents Invited to Attend, Share Ideas
SEPTA will hold an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 30 to discuss ideas for the authority’s second-generation sustainability plan, SEP-TAINABLE 2020. The open house will be held on Aug. 30… Continue reading SEPTA To Hold Open House on Sustainability Plan
In an effort to accommodate increased Regional Rail ridership as customers return from summer vacations and students head back to school, SEPTA will offer supplemental Express Bus service during morning… Continue reading SEPTA To Launch Weekday Supplemental Express Bus Service
Tunnel to Close for Infrastructure Improvements on Weekends, Weeknights August 12-29
SEPTA’s annual Trolley Tunnel Blitz, originally scheduled for nine consecutive days in July, will take place on weekends and weekday nights starting Friday, August 12. With power, track and station… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Modified Trolley Tunnel Blitz
Equipment to Return on Regular Basis Starting in Late August
SEPTA expects to begin returning Silverliner V rail cars to service on a regular basis starting in late August, following repairs to address a structural defect, the transit authority announced… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Timeline for Return of Silverliner V Rail Cars
