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
SEPTA has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Bradford as Director of Marketing in the authority’s Division of Public and Government Affairs. In her position, Ms. Bradford will be responsible for… Continue reading SEPTA Welcomes New Marketing Director
SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey announced the promotion of Ronald G. Hopkins to the position of Assistant General Manager (AGM) of Operations. With this appointment, which is effective immediately,… Continue reading SEPTA Announces New Assistant General Manager of Operations
SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. and SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey have announced Thomas Nestel III, formerly Chief of Police of Upper Moreland Township, Pennsylvania, will join… Continue reading SEPTA Hires Thomas Nestel III as New Transit Police Chief
SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. and SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey have announced the promotion of Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E. to the position of Deputy General Manager.… Continue reading SEPTA Chief Engineer Promoted To Deputy General Manager
Partnership With Developer Community Aimed at Improving Customer Service
SEPTA is inviting the local tech community create new ways for riders to get transit-related information during a weekend-long “Hack-A-Thon.” SEPTA’s in-house IT talent will meet up with private developers… Continue reading SEPTA Invites Local Tech Talent to Weekend ‘Hack-A-Thon’
Honor From the American Public Transportation Association Comes as SEPTA Hits 23-Year Ridership High
SEPTA today was honored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) with the 2012 “Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award” for efforts to enhance service, efficiencies and overall effectiveness. APTA,… Continue reading SEPTA Named ‘Outstanding’ Public Transit System for 2012
Display Features Three SEPTA Stations Honored for Outstanding Design
Based on innovative engineering design and first-class upgrades to the Fort Washington, Ambler and North Wales Regional Rail Stations, SEPTA has been named a recipient of the 2011 Brunel International… Continue reading SEPTA to Showcase International Brunel Awards at Market East Station
Customers and Employees Contribute 19 Tons of Food for Philabundance
Philabundance’s shelves are well-stocked, thanks to the generosity of SEPTA customers and employees, who contributed 19 tons of food during the authority’s fourth annual “Stop Hunger at Your Station” food… Continue reading SEPTA Stops Hunger at Your Station
Additions & Adjustments to Rail, Bus & Trolley Service
SEPTA is ready to help riders avoid holiday traffic jams with service enhancements for Fourth of July celebrations. Service will be added or adjusted on a number of SEPTA rail… Continue reading SEPTA Ready with Extra Service for Fourth of July Celebrations
Spring Garden & Girard Broad Street Line Stations Get Overhaul Under Stimulus Program
Two 1920s-era subway stations on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line have been modernized under a $30 million project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Today, this milestone was… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Modernization of Two 1920s-Era Subway Stations
EPTA Extends Fourth Annual Philabundance Food Drive to June 22
SEPTA’s fourth annual “Stop Hunger at Your Station” food drive has been extended one more week – to June 22 – giving the authority’s customers the opportunity to help more… Continue reading More Time to ‘Stop Hunger at Your Station’
Due to a track renewal project, shuttle buses will replace trolleys on SEPTA’s Route 34 from the 40th Street Portal to the 61st Street Loop beginning Sunday, June 17 through… Continue reading Track Renewal Project Scheduled along SEPTA’s Route 34 Trolley
