Yesterday, SEPTA responded to a rise in ridership for the Market Frankford El by making sure its busiest line now makes all station stops and is available later in the evening, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The El, which operates out of 69th Street in Upper Darby, has seen a steady rise in ridership in the past 20 years.  It carries about 180,500 passengers every weekday.

“I stress often to my own team that the Market-Frankford Line is an extreme priority — it is SEPTA,” said Scott Sauer, assistant general manager of operations. “There is no SEPTA without the Market-Frankford Line.”

It’s ending its A/B skip-stop service, which was supposed to better distribute riders during rush hour.  All trains will now stop at Millbourne and 63rd Street stations.

Trains will run more frequently later into the weekday evenings since more people leave jobs well after 5 p.m.

SEPTA is still trying to get its elevated/subway fleet up to full strength after it had to pull some cars from service when cracks were found in 2017.

SEPTA also is rearranging seats to give more riders a place to stand when cars become crowded.

Read more about changes coming to the Market Frankford line here.

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