Transit Equity Week
This week is Transit Equity Week. Transit Equity means improved service frequency and reliability, accessible vehicles and stations, and a clean and easy-to-understand transit system.Rosa Parks refusal...
View ArticleSEPTA Capital Budget Open House
SEPTA is hosting a Capital Budget Open House - with two sessions - on Wednesday February 21, 2024.The first session will be held virtually using Webex from 10AM to 12PM.The second session will be held...
View ArticleBlack History Month 2024
Philadelphia has long been known as an important center for African American history and culture. This was true in the 18th century when Philadelphia had the largest free black population and was the...
View ArticleSEPTA GM/CEO Joins White House Roundtable on Clean Buses
On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - the White House and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) convened a roundtable discussion...
View ArticleRidership: January 2024
System-wide ridership in January 2024 was 65% of pre-COVID January 2019 ridership.Average daily ridership was 644,103 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. System-wide ridership increased 11% from...
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Happy 60th Birthday SEPTA! Part 3
Our month-long celebration of SEPTA's 60th birthday continues! Today we’re taking a look at the Broad Street Line – or the BSL! The BSL spans 10 miles and has 22 stations along its route – running from...
View ArticleSEPTA Key's NEW Multi-Rider Feature
You asked for it - and now it's [almost] here! Beginning Monday, February 26 - customers can activate SEPTA Key's NEW multi-rider feature. The multi-rider feature allows up to five (5) riders on one...
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SEPTA Receives $317 Million to Buy Up to 200 New Rail Cars
Today - Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $631 million in grants to improve rail transit safety and reliability for...
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SEPTA Wayfinding
We have listened to years of feedback and are excited about the complete redesign of the wayfinding system for our rail transit network - SEPTA Metro. Our strategic plan - SEPTA Forward - has a vision...
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SEPTA Board Selects Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr. to Serve as Board Chair &...
Today - Thursday, February 22, 2024 - SEPTA Board members voted unanimously for Vice Chairman Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. to serve as the new Board Chair and for Chester County Commissioner Marian D....
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Happy 60th Birthday SEPTA! Part 4
Our month-long celebration of SEPTA's 60th birthday continues with a look back and forward to buses! Bus service in Philadelphia began 101 years ago in 1923 on Route A. In the years since - the goal to...
View ArticleSEPTA Key Multi-Rider Has Arrived!
You asked for it - and now it's here! Beginning Monday, February 26 - customers can activate SEPTA Key's NEW multi-rider feature by calling the SEPTA Key Call Center at 1-855-567-3782. The multi-rider...
View ArticleHappy 60th Birthday SEPTA! Part 5
We’ve reached the end of our month-long 60th Birthday celebration! Lucky for us - this year had an extra day! 🥳In 1968 – four years after its creation - #SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Transportation...
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2024
The Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade - a tradition celebrating Irish heritage for more than two centuries - returns Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 11AM. The nonprofit St. Patrick’s Day Observance...
View ArticleRidership: February 2024
System-wide ridership in February 2024 was 69% of pre-COVID February 2019 ridership. This marks the highest recovery rate since the start of the pandemic!System-wide ridership increased 14% from...
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WrestleMania 40
WrestleMania 40 is returning to Philadelphia for the first time in 25 years - and SEPTA is helping WWE fans enter the ring by offering extra Broad Street Line and Regional Rail service. Events are...
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Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival
The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual spring celebration of Japanese arts and culture organized by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP) that brings tens of thousands of...
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Drexel Station at 30th Street
Today - Monday, April 9, 2024 - SEPTA joined Drexel University and local, state, and federal officials for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the newly reconstructed and renamed Drexel Station at 30th...
View Article45% Year-Over-Year Decrease in Serious Crimes on the System
SEPTA had a 45% decrease in serious crimes on the system during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 - according to the First Quarter 2024 Report released today (Friday, April...
View ArticleRidership: March 2024
System-wide ridership in March 2024 was 65% of pre-COVID March 2019 ridership. This is the second highest recovery rate since the start of the pandemic.System-wide ridership increased 10% from March...
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