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Additional Regional Rail Service for the 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show

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Take SEPTA to the show

The Philadelphia Flower Show returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 1 to March 9, 2025. On Saturdays and Sundays, March 1 – 2 and March 8 – 9, SEPTA’s Regional Rail offers additional service on the Lansdale/Doylestown, Paoli/Thorndale and Fox Chase lines.

Added Weekend Regional Rail Service

  • Lansdale/Doylestown Line: There will be four additional inbound (towards Center City) trains in the morning from Lansdale Station to Jefferson Station and three additional outbound trains to Lansdale from Jefferson in the afternoon. Please consult the Lansdale/Doylestown Line Weekend Schedule.
  • Paoli/Thorndale Line: There will be four additional inbound trains in the morning from Paoli Station to Jefferson Station and three additional outbound trains to Paoli from Jefferson in the afternoon. Please consult the Paoli/Thorndale Line Weekend Schedule.
  • Fox Chase Line: Additional service from Fox Chase to Jefferson Station will operate hourly between 8:34 am to 8:34 pm. Additional service to Fox Chase from Jefferson Station will operate hourly between the hours of 7:40 am to 7:40 pm. Please consult the Fox Chase Line Weekend Schedule.

Getting to the Philadelphia Flower Show

Take the Market-Frankford Line [L] to 11th or 13th  streets, the Broad Street Line [B] to City Hall, Subway-Surface Trolleys [T] to 13th Street or Bus Routes 4, 16, 17, 23, 27, 33, 38, 44, 45, 48, 61, 78, 124 or 125. The Lansdale/Doylestown, Paoli/Thorndale and Fox Chase lines will stop at Jefferson Station, located on the lower level of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Convenient Ways to Pay

If using a SEPTA Key card, riders are encouraged to load funds on it before the event. For more information about SEPTA Key, visit www.septa.org.

SEPTA’s multi-rider feature allows up to five riders on one SEPTA Key card. Taps can be on a single bus/trolley validator or a combination of taps on different turnstiles at a station. Multi-rider is available on all modes including bus, trolley, Broad Street Line [B], Market-Frankford Line [L], Norristown High Speed Line [M] and Regional Rail. Learn how to activate and fare information.

Credit/debit cards, in physical form or through apps like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, are accepted on buses, trolleys, Market-Frankford Line [L], Broad Street Line [B] and the Norristown High Speed Line [M], at any turnstile or farebox with a simple tap on the validator. 

  • Express Mode: With Express Mode enabled for debit or credit cards, riders don’t need to wake or unlock their iPhone or Apple Watch or even open any apps to pay and ride on SEPTA Bus or Metro.  
  • Once a user has chosen which debit or credit card they’d like to use with Express Mode, they can simply tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to an enabled reader to ride.

SEPTA accepts cash for travel on bus, Metro and Regional Rail; exact fare is required for bus and Metro.

Customers at Metro stations may purchase a Quick Trip ticket from Fare Kiosks, for a single one-way ride on the Broad Street Line [B], Market-Frankford Line [L], Norristown High Speed Line [M] and select Trolley lines. Transit Quick Trips are not valid for bus rides. SEPTA recommends that customers simply use a contactless bankcard to travel, eliminating the need for a Quick Trip ticket and adding additional travel privileges. 

Quick Trips are available from station Fare Kiosks and are valid on the day purchased until 2 am the following day. Customers attending events in the Sports Complex area are encouraged to purchase a Quick Trip for their return trip prior to the event. Free transfers are not available with Quick Trip.

SEPTA Key Tix provides an easy payment solution for occasional riders to enjoy the same benefits as cardholders, including one free transfer. Allows people traveling together the ability to “scan once” by activating up to five one-way tickets using a single barcode. Riders can use SEPTA Key Tix on buses and Metro only. 

PATCO riders traveling to Philadelphia from New Jersey can use their PATCO Freedom Share card for travel on SEPTA Metro and buses for $2.50 per trip. Card must be purchased from PATCO and preloaded with funds in advance.  

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