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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness. World Suicide Prevention Day is September… Continue reading World Suicide Prevention Day

SEPTA is more than just a ride. Your SEPTA Key card gets you discounts to businesses, restaurants, museums, and more all over Philadelphia and beyond! And September is more than… Continue reading Celebrate September with Perks!

The City of Philadelphia announced a plan on August 28, 2025 to restore school transportation service using a portion of the existing $135 million transit subsidy in the City’s FY26… Continue reading Restored Service To/From Schools

Safety and security is always our first priority but it takes on extra meaning with the start of school. We are entrusted with transporting more than 50,000 students to middle… Continue reading Back to School 2025

Average daily ridership in July 2025 was 669,203 unlinked passenger trips across all modes.  System-wide ridership in July 2025 increased 4% from July 2024. On average there were 28,788 more trips per day in… Continue reading Ridership: July 2025

Fare increases beginning on September 1, 2025 will raise fares by an average of 21.5% across all modes and fare products. The following is important information for customers who purchase… Continue reading Fare Increase Effective September 1

Check the date! Is your card one of the 45,830 SEPTA Key cards expiring on August 31, 2025? If your card is registered you can move Travel Wallet/passes to a… Continue reading Check the Date!

National Senior Citizens Day is celebrated annually on August 21. The day was established in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan through Proclamation 5847 to recognize and honor the older adults in… Continue reading National Senior Citizens Day

With no state funding commitment in place SEPTA must move forward with 20% service reductions and a 21.5% fare increase. Ten days from now—on August 24— vehicles across our Bus… Continue reading 20% Service Cuts Begin August 24

The age and size of SEPTA’s trolley network makes short-term, partial system shutdowns necessary to build the inclusive and efficient transit system our region needs. That’s why we recently experienced… Continue reading Making Headway

I’ve had a wonderful experience riding SEPTA for the last three months. I live in the northeast but own a thrift store—Purpose Purchase—in Mt. Airy. My work van broke down… Continue reading Real Rider. Real Story.

Average daily ridership in June 2025 was 707,881 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. System-wide ridership increased 6% from June 2024. On average there were 42,799 more trips per day… Continue reading Ridership: June 2025