SEPTA will close sales offices at nine more Regional Rail stations on New Year's Eve, including Ambler, Doylestown, Media, Norristown, Penn Medicine, Temple, Warminster, Wayne Junction, and Wilmington stops.
Governor Josh Shapiro has announced that Pennsylvania is distributing nearly $220 million to SEPTA to address infrastructure issues that have caused significant problems for riders in recent weeks.
SEPTA's Center City trolley tunnel in Philadelphia will remain closed until at least the end of the month, affecting riders of the T routes, who will need to transfer onto and off of the Market-Frankford Line at 40th Street to access Center City.
City Council member Nicolas O'Rourke and state Sen. Nikil Saval, along with the advocacy group Transit Forward Philadelphia, are hosting a town hall to discuss the crises faced by SEPTA riders this year, including service cuts, severe Regional Rail disruptions, and threats to the city's Zero Fare initiative.
While a work stoppage is not imminent, members of Transport Workers Local 234, SEPTA's largest union, have voted to authorize a strike, which could lead to a halt in public transportation in Philadelphia.
SEPTA has canceled over 40 Regional Rail trains to complete inspections of its 50-year-old rail cars following a series of fires. The authority is also nearing a deal to borrow coaches from a Maryland-based transit agency and has begun the process to purchase replacement vehicles, a multi-year procurement that is expected to cost $2 billion.
A month ago, SEPTA restored dozens of bus routes after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration permitted the authority to repurpose nearly $400 million in capital dollars to cover day-to-day operations. …
SEPTA is facing another lawsuit – this time, over its decision to institute a 21.5% fare hike last month. Attorney George Bochetto filed a class action complaint Wednesday afternoon in the Court of …
SEPTA’s 50-year-old Regional Rail cars remain on the tracks, even after federal safety officials recommended the authority remove the vehicles from its Regional Rail system following a series of …
Following three weeks of turmoil, SEPTA riders finally found some stability Sunday, as the transit agency restored the 20% of service that was slashed amid the authority’s well-publicized funding …
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, at the direction of Gov. Josh Shapiro, has approved SEPTA’s request to use nearly $400 million in capital funding to undo the cuts implemented late …
SEPTA will restore full service across all modes of transportation on Sunday, Sept. 14, if the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation approves its request to divert nearly $400 million in capital …
A Philadelphia judge on Thursday ordered SEPTA to reverse the 20% service cut that was enacted last week, but she is allowing the authority to move forward with a 21.5% fare increase. Court of …
SEPTA's regular and express train service is being restored in time for the Philadelphia Eagles' season opener, thanks to the contributions of sports betting company FanDuel. A day after the Eagles …
SEPTA says some riders were mistakenly charged higher fares Monday, just days after a court order blocked the transit agency from implementing system-wide fare hikes. SEPTA confirmed that a number of …
A whirlwind of SEPTA developments emerged late last week, as riders struggle to adapt to reduced service amid the transit agency’s ongoing funding crisis. New Regional Rail schedules, with 20% …
SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East Line, which was shut down for construction in June, will remain closed longer than expected, transit officials said. Trains were scheduled to return Tuesday, Sept. …
Sixty years ago, SEPTA was established in order to help rescue passenger transit around Philadelphia. The city didn’t just play a critical role in early railroads in the US — it’s …
A Philadelphia lawyer is asking a court to order SEPTA to reinstate the service that was cut this week, arguing that the authority’s funding crisis is “political theater” aimed at pressuring …
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration is looking into ways to restore transportation for students, as Philadelphia began its first week with reduced SEPTA service. SEPTA enacted an initial round …
