PHILADELPHIA (September 8, 2026) – SEPTA’s Office of Business Advancement & Engagement (OBAE) will host a free workshop during Philadelphia’s upcoming Maximizing Economic Development (MED) Week. SEPTA is encouraging interested… Continue reading SEPTA to Host Economic Development Workshop for Small Businesses
Category: Press Releases
Official SEPTA press releases, published by Media.
Temple, SEPTA Announce Partnership for Free Student Rides for Football Season
PHILADELPHIA – Temple University and SEPTA have partnered to provide Temple students with free SEPTA access between Cecil B. Moore South Station and NRG Station for all Temple football home… Continue reading Temple, SEPTA Announce Partnership for Free Student Rides for Football Season
Weekday pm. Fare Collection Center City Regional Rail Stations Begins Monday, Aug. 1
Change Aimed at Improving Operational Efficiency During Rail Car Shortage
Starting Monday, Aug. 1, from 3 pm. To 6:30 pm, as part of SEPTA’s ongoing effort to improve operational efficiency during the current rail car shortage, Regional Rail fares will… Continue reading Weekday pm. Fare Collection Center City Regional Rail Stations Begins Monday, Aug. 1
SEPTA Service Reminder for DNC Day 2: Extra Service on Broad Street Line Subway
Heading into the second night of the Democratic National Convention, SEPTA would like to remind visitors that extra service will operate on the Broad Street Line subway, which provides access… Continue reading SEPTA Service Reminder for DNC Day 2: Extra Service on Broad Street Line Subway
SEPTA Helps Stop Hunger
Customers and Staff Contribute Almost 33,500 Meals for Philabundance
SEPTA’s generous customers and employees have come through once again for their neighbors in need. Almost 15,500 pounds of food – or 15,500 meals for Philabundance and its member agencies… Continue reading SEPTA Helps Stop Hunger
SEPTA Key Early Adopters Program for Transit Riders Expanding
Limited Number of Key Cards for Weekly & Monthly TransPasses Available at Sales Offices Aug. 1
The SEPTA Key Early Adopters program will expand starting Monday, Aug. 1, with a limited number of Key Cards loaded with Weekly and Monthly TransPasses on sale at two major… Continue reading SEPTA Key Early Adopters Program for Transit Riders Expanding
SEPTA Regional Rail Schedule Enhancements Effective Monday, July 18
Additional Leased Trains To Be Deployed; Schedule Changes Designed to Alleviate Crowding
Starting Monday, July 18, SEPTA will adjust Regional Rail schedules to address crowding and maximize the use of leased trains already in service, as well as the addition of new… Continue reading SEPTA Regional Rail Schedule Enhancements Effective Monday, July 18
SEPTA Announces Regional Rail Service Adjustments
Silverliner V Rail Cars Out of Service for Repair of Structural Defect
SEPTA has identified a defect with its Silverliner V Regional Rail cars that has resulted in these trains being taken out of service for the immediate future. This will impact… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Regional Rail Service Adjustments
SEPTA Unveils 5th Street/Independence Hall Station
Transit Gateway to America's Most Historic Square Mile Gets a New Name
Just in time for July Fourth, SEPTA has renamed the station at the doorstep of Independence National Historical Park and neighboring cultural and historical attractions. The newly minted “5th Street/Independence… Continue reading SEPTA Unveils 5th Street/Independence Hall Station
SEPTA Key Reaches 10,000 Early Adopters
Feedback on Contactless Cards Encouraged
SEPTA has reached the goal of having 10,000 Transit customers join the Early Adopters Program as part of the rollout of the SEPTA Key Fare program. The program, which began… Continue reading SEPTA Key Reaches 10,000 Early Adopters
SEPTA Adds Service for July 4th Celebration on the Parkway
Extra Trips Before and After Event to Accommodate Holiday Revelers
SEPTA will run extra service on July 4th to get people to-and-from the Wawa Welcome America celebration. All SEPTA Regional Rail, bus, trolley, Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line Service will… Continue reading SEPTA Adds Service for July 4th Celebration on the Parkway
SEPTA Trolley Tunnel to Close for Trolley Tunnel Blitz
Maintenance and Construction Work to Take Place July 8-18
Due to power, track and station improvement projects, SEPTA Trolley Routes 10, 11, 13, 34 and 36 will not operate in the Center City tunnel from 10 pm. On Friday,… Continue reading SEPTA Trolley Tunnel to Close for Trolley Tunnel Blitz
Weekend Shuttle Busing Scheduled Along SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line
Crews Will be Working to Complete Critical Phase of Crum Creek Viaduct Project
Due to construction on the Crum Creek Viaduct, shuttle buses will replace all train service between Elwyn and Morton Stations on Saturday, June 18, 2016 and Sunday June 19, 2016.… Continue reading Weekend Shuttle Busing Scheduled Along SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line
SEPTA Summer Transit Schedules Go Into Effect June 19, 20
Additional Service, Construction Detours, Bus Substitution Affecting Some Routes
New schedules for SEPTA’s City, Suburban, and Victory Transit divisions go into effect beginning Sunday, June 19 and Monday, June 20, 2016. Most timetable adjustments are minor and are designed… Continue reading SEPTA Summer Transit Schedules Go Into Effect June 19, 20