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SEPTA Awards Contract for Lease of Oldest Passenger Rail Station in America
Agreement will Preserve Former Shawmont Station & Save SEPTA Nearly $1 Million in Improvement Costs
Accelerate: SEPTA Announces Best-in-Class Vision for the Authority & Region
Plan Represents a Generational Modernization for Pennsylvania’s Largest Transit System
SEPTA Awarded $80 M Federal Grant for Trolley Station ADA Improvements
Nation’s Largest 2026 ASAP Grant to Fund Overhauls of 22nd St., 33rd St. & 36th St. T Stations
SEPTA Blog
Celebrate November with Perks!
SEPTA is more than just a ride. Your SEPTA Key card gets you discounts to businesses, restaurants, museums, and more all over Philadelphia and beyond! And November is more than… Continue reading Celebrate November with Perks!
Exo Car Inside Look
Here’s an inside (first) look at one of the Exo cars from Montreal! SEPTA held a media availability at Frazer Shop to show the work being performed to overhaul the… Continue reading Exo Car Inside Look
We Will Never Forget
SEPTA bus operator Bernard Gribbin was taken from his family, his coworkers, and our SEPTA community three years ago today in a senseless act of violence. Bernard should be remembered… Continue reading We Will Never Forget
New Bus Network Phase 1 Delivers
Bus ridership for September 2026 was up 14% compared to this time last year. Routes that were changed for Phase 1 of the New Bus Network experienced a strong increase… Continue reading New Bus Network Phase 1 Delivers
2026 Rail Rodeo
The SEPTA Fern Rock Maintenance Facility was a site of warmth, family, fun and fierce yet friendly competition when the Rail Rodeo rolled through on Saturday, October 17 after a… Continue reading 2026 Rail Rodeo
Ridership: September 2026
Systemwide average daily ridership for September 2026 was 822,753 across all modes (the highest since February 2020) driving total monthly ridership up by 8% compared to September 2025 and up… Continue reading Ridership: September 2026
Charge into Fire Safety
SEPTA and the Philadelphia Fire Department have teamed up to observe Fire Prevention Week (Sunday, 10/4 thru Saturday, 10/10) for the 27th consecutive year! Look for these 22” x 11”… Continue reading Charge into Fire Safety
Celebrate October with Perks!
SEPTA is more than just a ride. Your SEPTA Key card gets you discounts to businesses, restaurants, museums, and more all over Philadelphia and beyond! And October is more than… Continue reading Celebrate October with Perks!
SEPTA Bus Roadeo Brings Back Competition and Camaraderie
The annual event brought together SEPTA staff, family, and friends for a day of competition between colleagues and fun for all! It was a new dawn for the SEPTA Bus… Continue reading SEPTA Bus Roadeo Brings Back Competition and Camaraderie
Ridership: August 2026
System-wide ridership in August 2026 increased by 5.3% from August 2025. August 2025 was when major service cuts were implemented due to the financial crisis. Average daily ridership was 697,340… Continue reading Ridership: August 2026
Bon Voyage!
Coach cars from Exo are en route from Montreal, Quebec to SEPTA! The cars will be overhauled upon arrival at Frazer Yard to work with the push/pull locomotives in our… Continue reading Bon Voyage!
Let’s Go SEPTA
Summer 2026 was unlike any other. Philadelphia welcomed a series of world-class sporting events beginning in May and continuing through August that drew fans, athletes, and visitors from across the… Continue reading Let’s Go SEPTA
