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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

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Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Due to a ruling from Common Pleas Court on Aug. 29, SEPTA will halt previously planned service cuts and fare increases.
Sept. 2, 2025
Starting Aug. 24, SEPTA will reduce frequency on its bus and Metro network and will increase base transit fares.
Aug. 21, 2025
The work was part of the agency’s 2025 trolley tunnel closure.
Aug. 12, 2025
The new schedule represents a 20 percent cut to all services, including the elimination of 32 bus routes and significant reductions in trips on rail modes.
Aug. 7, 2025
The data comes from the agency’s quarterly Customer Satisfaction Survey, which was conducted for the first time since 2023.
July 18, 2025
Following a historic crime reduction in 2024, the authority saw a reduction in seven of eight categories over the first six months of 2025.
July 16, 2025
SEPTA and Intersection have been partners since 2005, deploying hundreds of digital station platform screens and digital urban panels outside of station entrances across the SEPTA...
June 26, 2025
These are the first two of 10 buses that are projected to enter revenue service, with the remaining eight buses rolling out in the coming weeks.
May 30, 2025
The authority is now launching the next phase of the E&A Program that is expected to generate $76 million over the next three years, as the authority faces a $213 million budget...
May 21, 2025
The agency launched contactless payment technology in September 2023 and has since generated $31 million in revenue from contactless payments.
April 8, 2025

Videos

This week's video update includes videos from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), InnoTrans, Common Good and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority...
Aug. 19, 2016
Crum Creek Viaduct is a thousand foot bridge that SEPTA is currently replacing, but the bridge needs to remain in service during construction SEPTA showed how the project is underway...
Aug. 19, 2016

News

As part of the plan, the agency will upgrade its trolleys, subway cars, regional rail and bus network.
Sept. 23, 2026
Funding will go towards PRT, DART and SEPTA to replace vehicles that are more than 30 years old.
Sept. 4, 2026
The upgrades focus on service frequency and reliability for the system.
Aug. 20, 2026
MTA is seeking contractors to design, construct and rehabilitate the Chambers Street J/Z Station while SEPTA will soon break ground on a project to renovate the L Station.
Aug. 10, 2026
The new lockers offer a secure, weather-protected storage option for easier multi-modal mobility.
July 13, 2026
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The SEPTA logo is displayed on a green circular sign.
The budget maintains services and fares, but it needs further support to continue at current levels.
June 29, 2026
The agency looks to turn an unused 1.4-acre parcel into a mixed-use development to fortify the Chelten Avenue commercial corridor.
June 17, 2026
The screens are solar-powered, use e-paper technology, are small enough to be mounted on a bus stop sign pole and feature a text-to-speech button.
May 28, 2026
Riders on all modes can tap their fare payment method at a fare validator to pay the fares for up to five rides.
May 8, 2026
The drop includes a 42% reduction of serious crime on the Market-Frankford Line.
April 22, 2026

Articles

Ryan T. Judge, Interim AGM, Planning & Strategy, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Aug. 18, 2026
Philip Asabere, Sr. Program Manager - New Payment Technologies, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Aug. 19, 2025
If the FY 26 state budget does not provide new funding for public transit, SEPTA will cut service by 45 percent and raise fares by 21.5 percent starting this fall while PRT will...
June 30, 2025
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
June 6, 2025
Incidents of crime on SEPTA systems in most categories held steady while BART’s violent crime rate dropped by 23 percent.
April 28, 2025
SEPTA’s proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets feature service cuts and fare increases while WMATA’s budgets were completed while increasing service and not increasing fares...
April 11, 2025
The transferring of the funds was initiated by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to prevent SEPTA from making immediate service cuts, as well as follow through with a planned 21 ...
Dec. 6, 2024
The agency will increase fares by 7.5 percent to deal with its budget deficit, but it will receive $153 million in federal highway capital funds to prevent a 21 percent increase...
Nov. 25, 2024
L.A. Metro launched Transit Watch 3.0 to provide passengers with an accessible and direct line of communication to report security incidents directly to the agency while SEPTA...
Nov. 1, 2024
CTA will be adding new bus services to its schedule to include its increased bus operators while SEPTA will be adding new rail transit services.
Aug. 27, 2024

Additional content from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

The police department has partnered with SEPTA SCOPE team members and the Norristown Police Department to enhance safety at the Norristown Transit Center.
April 14, 2026
Last rebuild in 1957, the newly complete station features accessibility upgrades and amenity improvements.
April 13, 2026
The cars will operate with SEPTA’s existing fleet of ACS-64 electric locomotives.
April 2, 2026
The project will make structural improvements to keep service reliable for the foreseeable future.
March 30, 2026
The pilot comes ahead of an expected influx of tourism for sporting events and America’s 250th birthday.
March 26, 2026
The new report marked the second year where totals were below pre-pandemic levels.
Jan. 16, 2026
The agency has completed repairs on two-thirds of the railcars following FRA-mandated inspections.
Jan. 12, 2026
The new transit center offers ADA upgrades, new passenger amenities and pedestrian safety improvements.
Dec. 16, 2025
The move will help SEPTA offer more service as it completes repairs to its Silverliner IV fleet
Dec. 9, 2025
Shapiro says the funding will allow SEPTA to accelerate critical safety upgrades, comply with FRA and FTA orders and maintain reliable service for riders throughout the region...
Nov. 25, 2025
The trains will slowly start to return to service by the end of the year after SEPTA completes all of the safety actions that are required by the FRA.
Nov. 17, 2025
After successful implementations elsewhere in the city, the group will expand to Center City and South Philadelphia.
Nov. 4, 2025