regional rail
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SEPTA Board Approves Plan to Reduce Services, Increase Fares As Budget Deficit Persists
SEPTA’s board of directors recently voted to approve major cuts in service and significantly increase fares, write Laura Fay, Raymond Strickland, CBS News Philadelphia Staff for CBS…
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Penn Medicine CEO Warns SEPTA Cuts Would Be Devastating for Patients, Staff
Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, who often commutes by Regional Rail to his office in University City, has warned that SEPTA’s proposed cuts would be…
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SEPTA Plans to Increase Fares Through Discount Eliminations, Other Adjustments
Amid a financial crisis that has created a $240 million operating deficit, SEPTA is planning to increase fares by removing some customer discounts and implementing…
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Despite Financial Woes, SEPTA Plans to Expand Its Regional Rail Service Next Month
Despite a mounting budget crisis, SEPTA plans on increasing its Regional Rail service next month, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The agency…
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City Ave District Vision: ‘People Believe It’s Just a Road; We’re Going to Try and Change That’
Participants at a recent roundtable on the future of City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd outlined a bold vision for a Montgomery County community once seen…
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Wawa Station Neighbors Continue to Fight Train Horn Disruption
The noise from train horns plaguing neighbors of the new Wawa station has not gone away since the issue was first raised in early March,…
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Now That SEPTA’s Not Spending for KoP Rail, Where Is It Putting the Resources Allotted to It?
The downsides to the federal derailment of the King of Prussia Rail construction have been well documented since the idea reached the end of its…
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Federal Grant to SEPTA to Increase Safety of Rail-Car/Passenger-Car Hot Spots
A $15 million federal grant is funding a SEPTA initiative to increase traffic safety at 22 Regional Rail lines crossings. Thomas Fitzgerald tracked down the…
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Expecting More In-Person Work in the New Year, SEPTA Expands Regional Rail Service
Anticipating that more people may be returning to in-person work in the new year, SEPTA has altered its Regional Rail service to accommodate those returning…
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SEPTA Considers Lowering Regional Rail Fares, Easing Transfer Restrictions
SEPTA is considering lowering Regional Rail fares, and allowing passengers who travel by train within the city to transfer to buses, subways, and trolleys, writes…
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New SEPTA Budget Aims to Draw Back Riders with Increased Rail, Subway, Buses
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, approved a new $1.5 billion budget that aims to draw back ridership after more than a year of…
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SEPTA’s Regional Rails Are Back on Schedule. Just Looking for Some Riders.
Regional rails are running. Now they just need the riders to come back, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Most trains are back to…
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Improvements Scheduled in May for Philly Airport Regional Rail Platforms
Philadelphia International Airport will use $1 million in state grants to improve the platforms along the SEPTA Airport Regional Rail Lines, writes Michael Tanenbaum for…



































