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Will be Coupled with Significant Service Cuts in Early 2025; Public Hearings at Pennsylvania Convention Center on Dec. 13
PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2024) – With no prospect of a statewide solution to help fund the everyday operating expenses of public transportation systems, SEPTA today announced a new fare increase… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Major Fare Increase Proposal for Jan. 1
New Data Shows Clearance Rate on Critical Incidents is 92%, Exceeding National Rates
PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2024) – SEPTA had a 34% decrease in serious crimes on the system during the first three quarters of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023,… Continue reading SEPTA Reports 34% Decrease in Serious Crimes Through Third Quarter of 2024
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
SEPTA's Fourth Annual Food Drive is June 4-15
SEPTA’s specially wrapped Philabundance bus will be stopping at SEPTA Regional Rail stations and Transportation Centers throughout the Greater Philadelphia region now through June 14, collecting donations of canned and… Continue reading Coming to a Station Near You: The SEPTA Philabundance Bus
28th Annual Pro-Cycling Tour To Roll Through Manayunk Streets This Weekend
SEPTA will nearly double normal Sunday service on its Manayunk/Norristown line for the annual Pro-Cycling Tour Crown of Racing event scheduled on Sunday, June 3, 2012. Train stations along the… Continue reading SEPTA Enhances Manayunk/Norristown Rail Service For Annual Bike Race
SEPTA's Fourth Annual "Stop Hunger at Your Station Food Drive" Begins June 4
Summer is coming. The last bells of the school year will soon ring and children throughout the Greater Philadelphia region will head to the pool, camp and on family excursions.… Continue reading Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation
