regional rail – Temple Update

SEPTA Phasing Out Paper Tickets on Regional Rail for Key Card

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:44:03 +0000

SEPTA says that they will begin to phase out paper ticket sales and only accept SEPTA Key card taps as fares on Regional Rail lines this October. With the Key Card Travel Wallet function active on trains since July, the transit agency has decided to end sales of single trip and 10-trip ticket strips on Friday, October 2nd of this year. By “tapping in and out” with SEPTA Key…

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SEPTA Shifts to a Reduced “Lifeline Service” Schedule

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:01:48 +0000

SEPTA will operate on a new reduced “Lifeline Service Schedule” starting Thursday, April 9. The service change includes closing 10 Market-Frankford Line stations, eight Broad Street Line and Broad-Ridge Spur stations, suspending six Regional Rails lines and shorten two rail lines service. SEPTA says that all buses, subways, and trolleys in service will continue to follow Saturday schedules and…

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SEPTA Returns More Trains to Market-Frankford Line

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:44:13 +0000

https://youtu.be/X9zMBP0H9vM This week’s commute should be a little smoother for riders on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford line as the transit agency continues to return more cars back into service. Last week SEPTA pulled over 100 cars from the line when mechanics found cracks on the support beams of two subway cars which prompted the inspections of many others for the same problem.

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SEPTA Regional Rail to Return to Normal Weekday Schedule

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 03:07:28 +0000

Commuter Owls rejoice! Regional Rail will return to its normal weekday schedule beginning Monday, October 3. The Regional Rail’s fleet was reduced by one third in July, when 120 Silverliner V cars were taken off the tracks due to defects in the suspensions systems on the cars. And while not all the cars will be returning to the tracks just yet, SEPTA says 50 cars will return to service while the…

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Regional Rail Delays Will Likely Impact Temple Commuters

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:45:09 +0000

Fall semester officially begins this week and students are preparing for new class loads, new living spaces and for the university’s commuter students which make up half of the university’s enrolled students, commuters will now have to make time for a new kind of train delay. SEPTA announced on July 3 that it would pull 120 of it’s Silverline V Railroad Cars from it’s regional rail due to…

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Defect to Cause Crowds, Delays on Regional Rail

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 03:30:36 +0000

SEPTA riders can expect crowded cars and schedule delays starting Tuesday, July 5, after a defect has resulted in 120 train cars being removed from service. The 120 Silverliner V cars account for roughly 13,000 seats and about one third of the regional rail cars. SEPTA announced in a statement that “the impact on our customers is substantial.” Per SEPTA’s website, riders will see a modified…

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SEPTA Changes for Temple v. Notre Dame

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:52:05 +0000

This weekend’s game will make Temple University football history. Between the game and the broadcast, major traffic delays will hit the city. SEPTA just released a list of changes which could affect the trip home. The following changed have been made to SEPTA services: If using subway or Regional Rail service this weekend, SEPTA urges the pre-purchase of fares to avoid delays to…

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