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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
State of the Art Station Features Modern Amenities and ADA Accessibility
Today, SEPTA gathered with elected officials, community leaders and other dignitaries to celebrate the completion of a federally funded, non-stimulus $7.9 million renovation project at Ryers Station. Situated along SEPTA’s… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Ryers Station Improvements
Modernized Facility Located in the Heart of Bustling Community
SEPTA gathered with local, state and federal officials as well as community members and other dignitaries to celebrate the new Parkside Bus Loop on May 16, 2012. The state-of-the-art facility,… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates New Parkside Bus Loop
Contest Asks SEPTA Riders to Submit Videos of their Mass Transit Experiences
Do you take the Broad Street Line or a SEPTA trolley to school? Do you catch a Regional Rail train or the Market-Frankford Line to work? Is the bus your… Continue reading Do You ‘SEPTA Philly’?
Fans Can Look Forward to a Full Season of Convenient Travel Options
Baseball season is here, and SEPTA is ready with a line-up of extra service for Phillies fans headed to Citizens Bank Park. Starting with the Home Opener, SEPTA will run… Continue reading SEPTA Unveils Extra-Service Lineup for Phillies Home Opener
Restoration of overhead catenary wire along SEPTA’s Warminster Regional Rail Line will result in mid-day weekday shuttle busing between Warminster and Willow Grove Stations from Monday, April 2, 2012 until… Continue reading Shuttle Busing Scheduled on SEPTA’s Warminster Regional Rail Line
New schedules are available now at locations system-wide and online. Schedule changes include: Chestnut Hill West Most weekday trains traveling outbound to Chestnut Hill West will have later arrival times… Continue reading New SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Go Into Effect, April 1
SEPTA Issues Statement on FOTP Strike
SEPTA was notified early this afternoon by Fraternal Order of Transit Police that SEPTA police officers would go out on strike as of 2:00 pm. This afternoon. While SEPTA management… Continue reading SEPTA FOTP Strike Statement
Spending Plan Reflects Continued Funding Cuts for Much-Needed Improvements
For the third straight year, SEPTA expects to defer critical improvement projects due to funding cuts, according to the authority’s Fiscal Year 2013 Capital Budget proposal. The $303 million spending… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Capital Budget
Discount Flower Show Tickets Available at SEPTA Sales Offices
Say “aloha” to spring by purchasing SEPTA’s Independence Pass to travel to “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha”, the 2012 edition of the Philadelphia International Flower Show. The Flower Show will be… Continue reading SEPTA Independence Pass In Bloom for 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Honors 30-Years of Paratransit Service
With the opening of SEPTA’s Accessible Travel Center, the first multi-model training center of its kind, the freedom of traveling independently on public transportation became possible for more people with… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Grand-Opening of Accessible Travel Center
New Online Tool Now Available on SEPTA's Website
SEPTA has launched a new online tool that gives riders real-time updates for all modes of travel in one place. System Status offers a complete view of the SEPTA system… Continue reading ‘System Status’ Gives Riders Real-Time Snapshot of SEPTA Service
SEPTA Celebrates Valentine's Day with "Moving" Love Stories Contest
As the passengers huddled together on the platform waiting for the morning train, he scanned the crowd. Was she taking SEPTA’s 7:05 Chestnut Hill East to Center City today? He… Continue reading Bliss on the Bus, Romance on the Rails
