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
Up to 10,000 Contactless Cards Available for Travel on Subways, Buses & Trolleys; All Existing Fare Instruments Will Remain Available for Purchase & Use Through This Testing Phase
SEPTA will welcome its first customers to the future of fare payment with the launch of the SEPTA Key “Early Adopter” program beginning Monday, June 13. This phase allows SEPTA… Continue reading SEPTA Key to Launch for ‘Early Adopters’ on Monday, June 13
World Famous Philly Race to Showcase Upgraded Men's Race and Women's World Tour
SEPTA will offer additional service on its Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line and make service adjustments to several bus routes for the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic Event on Sunday, June 5,… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Service For Annual International Cycling Classic
SEPTA's Eighth Annual Food Drive Runs June 6-20
SEPTA’s specially wrapped Philabundance bus is heading to SEPTA Regional Rail stations and Transportation Centers throughout the Greater Philadelphia region June 6-20 to collect donations of canned foods for the… Continue reading Coming to a Station Near You: The SEPTA Philabundance Bus
SEPTA's Eighth Annual "Stop Hunger at Your Station" Food Drive Begins June 6th
School may be out for the summer, but hunger will be in session. Across the Greater Philadelphia region, the dismissal bells marking the end of the academic year will soon… Continue reading School’s Out! Hunger’s in Session
Work to take place June 5-September 3, 2016
SEPTA will conduct a track renewal project on a portion of its Route 15 trolley line from June 5-September 3, 2016. The project will take place on Girard Avenue at… Continue reading Track Renewal Project Scheduled along SEPTA’s Route 15 Trolley
The SEPTA Board today approved Operating and Capital Budgets for the upcoming fiscal year – spending plans that provide funds for the everyday costs of running the transit system, and… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves FY 2017 Operating & Capital Budgets
Cleaner-Burning, Energy Efficient Diesel-Electric Hybrids to Comprise 95 Percent of Total Bus Fleet By End of Five-Year Contract
The SEPTA Board today approved the purchase of 525 diesel-electric hybrid buses – another major step in the authority’s ongoing effort to build one of the cleanest bus fleets in… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Purchase of 525 New Hybrid Buses
Shuttle buses will replace train service along SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line between Elwyn and University City Stations on Saturday, May 28, 2016, Sunday, May 29, 2016 and Monday, May… Continue reading Weekend Shuttle Busing Scheduled Along SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line
ilot Program Aims to Increase Transportation Access Throughout the Region
JENKINTOWN, PA – SEPTA today announced a partnership with ride-sharing service Uber that is aimed at increasing access to the transit system throughout the region. The partnership will launch as… Continue reading SEPTA and Uber Announce Transit Partnership
61st & Pine Bus Loop Project to Deliver Benefits for Customers, Employees & Community
SEPTA gathered with local elected officials and neighborhood leaders on Monday, May 23, 2016 to break ground on the long-needed overhaul of a transit hub in West Philadelphia. The 61st… Continue reading SEPTA Launches Reconstruction of Key Transit Hub in West Philadelphia
Annual System Wide Safety Awareness Day Educates the Region about Transit and Rail Safety
Traveling on SEPTA? The Authority wants to make sure you take safety along when you ride. “More than a million people take SEPTA’s buses, trains and trolleys daily, using the… Continue reading Using SEPTA? Take Safety Along When You Ride
Prestigious Honor Recognizes Cutting-Edge Program to Capture, Store and Reuse Energy Generated by Braking Trains
SEPTA’s successful efforts to reduce power consumption by using cutting-edge technology to capture, store and reuse the energy generated by braking trains has been recognized with a prestigious honor from… Continue reading SEPTA Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
