Service and Bus Detour Details Ahead of Super Bowl LIX

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SEPTA Provides Service and Bus Detour Details Ahead of Super Bowl LIX Weekend

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During and after Sunday’s game, SEPTA is making service adjustments in Center City to accommodate road closures and crowds. The guide below offers information on bus detours, station closures and late-night service.

Added Service for Fans Watching & Celebrating Super Bowl LIX

SEPTA is offering extra service on the Broad Street Line [B] and Market-Frankford Line [L] for fans headed into the city to watch the Eagles take on the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at 6:30 pm. 

Broad Street Line [B] trains depart Fern Rock Transit Center at 8 pm, 8:20 pm and 8:40 pm. 

Market-Frankford Line [L] trains depart 69th Street Transit Center at 8:02 pm, 8:09 pm an  8:26 pm. 

Regional Rail Extra Late Night Service

Additional service has been added and select trains will be held at Suburban Station for the following lines: Airport, Chestnut Hill East, Chestnut Hill West, Fox Chase, Lansdale/Doylestown, Media/Wawa, Manayunk/Norristown, Paoli/Thorndale, Trenton, Warminster, Wilmington/Newark and West Trenton lines after the big game. 

The Broad Street Line [B] and Market-Frankford Line [L] will run late-night service until 2 am. 

Download the Late Night Sunday Regional Rail Train Schedule. 

Late Night Sunday Regional Rail Train Schedule

Station Closures

In the event of a celebration on Broad Street after the Super Bowl, several stations may temporarily close as early as 8:30 pm. 

  • Market-Frankford Line [L]: 15th Street, 13th Street, 11th Street  
  • Broad Street Line [B]: Walnut-Locust, City Hall, Race-Vine  
  • Subway-Surface Trolleys [T]: 13th Street, 15th Street, 19th Street, 22nd Street
  • Regional Rail Lines: Suburban Station or Jefferson Station

Bus Detours

SEPTA buses will be detoured on and around Broad Street beginning Sunday morning.

Stay Connected

View alerts, advisories and detours across the system. To get the latest service news, follow SEPTA @SEPTA, @septa_social or @SEPTA_BSL. 

Getting to the Sports Complex

For Super Bowl watch party events taking place at the Sports Complex (Xfinity Live and Live Casino), the Broad Street Line [B] provides convenient service via NRG Station. There is a free transfer to the Broad Street Line [B] from the Market-Frankford Line [L] and Trolley routes at 15th Street/City Hall – and it is a short walk from Regional Rail stations in Center City. Bus routes 4 and 17 provide direct service to the Sports Complex. 

If you’re taking PATCO into Philadelphia from New Jersey, riders can take the Broad Street Line [B] to travel to the stadiums. To make your transfer, exit PATCO at 8th & Market Street Station. Follow the orange signs for the Broad-Ridge Spur [B3], and you’ll find the turnstiles that provide entrance to the platform. No need to exit the station!

Getting to the Convention Center

The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a short walk from Jefferson Station or take the Market-Frankford Line [L] to 11th or 13th, the Broad Street Line [B] to City Hall or Bus Routes 4, 16, 17, 23, 27, 33, 38, 44, 45, 48, 61, 78, 124 or 125.   

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.  

The SEPTA app allows you to think ahead with an integrated trip planner, view nearby stations and routes, save your favorite routes and much more; available to download in the App Store or Google Play Store.