SEPTA’s Metro transition has begun, and we’ve progressed towards our goal of making our system easier to use and simpler to navigate for all of our riders. A key element of this process is streamlining the way we refer to our different services – all bus lines are now indicated by numbers, and all metro lines are identified by letters. These changes appear here on SEPTA’s web pages, and throughout 2025 you will see them in more places, including on our new schedules that have gone into effect since February 23, see details and schedules below. Note that this kind of transition takes time, and riders should expect to see both old and new language and signage used through the transition.
As a reminder, below is a summary of the changes that have occurred that can be used for your quick reference. For more complete information on why and how we’re making these updates, please visit the Metro and New Bus Network sites.
Changes to Bus Lines
Learn more at septa.org/bus
- The G is now the 63.
- The H is now the 71.
- The J is now the 41.
- The L is now the 51.
- The R is now the 82.
- The XH is now the 81.
- The K bus is the only exception; it remains a lettered service for the time being.
In addition to the letters to numbers changes on the bus lines, SEPTA is using red to indicate frequent routes and black to indicate standard routes.
Changes to Metro Lines
Learn more at septa.org/metro
- The Market-Frankford Line is now the L.
- The Broad Street Line is now the B. The Local is the B1, the Express is the B2 and the Spur is the B3.
- Subway-Surface Trolleys are now the T. The 10 is the T1, the 34 is the T2, the 13 is the T3, the 11 is the T4, and the 36 is the T5.
- The Route 15 Trolley is now the G.
- The Media-Sharon Hill Line is now the D. The 101 is the D1, and the 102 is the D2.
- The Norristown High Speed Line is now the M.
These updates will continue to roll out through the year and include in-person changes like new signage. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage all of our passengers to familiarize themselves with this nomenclature. We will reach a point where the new terminology is used exclusively, and we want to make this journey – like all your journeys on SEPTA service – as smooth as possible.
New Spring Bus and Metro Schedules, February 23
2, 6, 14, 20, 21, 27, 39, 41 (formerly J), 42, 43, 47, 49, 50, 51 (formerly L), 57, 58, 63 (formerly G), 65, 66, 67, 68, 71 (formerly H), 73, 79, 81 (formerly XH), 82 (formerly R), 84, 93, 96, 124, 129, 130, 131, K, BLVDDIR, Market-Frankford Line [L], Broad Street Line [B], Route 10 [T1], Route 11 [T4], Route 13 [T3], Route 15 [G]*, Route 34 [T2], Route 36 [T5]
Route 15 [G] Change Details
Weekday: All trips after 2 pm will go to Richmond and Westmoreland
Weekend: No changes
New Spring Bus and Metro Schedules, February 24
104, 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 206, Route 101 [D1], Route 102 [D2], Norristown High Speed Line [M]