SEPTA – Temple Update

Septa Asks to Extend Inspection Deadline

Sujan Upreti — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:41:43 +0000

(10_31_25 A Temple Update Update: SEPTA has received an extension of the inspection deadline. The new inspection deadline is November 14.) The Federal Railroad Administration gave SEPTA thirty days to inspect all two hundred twenty-three Silverliner IV railcars. SEPTA has not finished all of the rail cars. As the deadline approaches, commuters are worried they might have to wait longer.

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SEPTA Rail Riders Frustrated by Delays, Cancellations

Aidan Theodore Cairns — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:06:17 +0000

Regional Rail riders say constant delays have become part of their daily routine. SEPTA says it’s because of federal safety inspections on its 50-year-old Silverliner IV trains, following several fires. Those inspections have led to widespread delays across the system, and riders say they’re paying the price. SEPTA says safety remains the priority and that work is underway…

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Eagles Super Bowl Victory Parade

Cesar Selvaggi — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:26:49 +0000

Fly, Eagles fly! The city came out in full force last Friday to celebrate this year’s Super Bowl Champs. The Philadelphia Eagles hosted their second championship victory parade after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in this year’s game. Temple University President John Fry announced that the campus would be closed on Friday due to SEPTA’s unique parade schedule. School closings and free…

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SEPTA’s New AI Security Program

Hannah G Layton — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:01:39 +0000

SEPTA has announced the soft launch of a new security feature partnered with tech company ZeroEyes. Starting this January, SEPTA will implement the ZeroEyes artificial intelligence software, DeepZero, as an additional security measure. This technology is built to detect raised firearms and directly notify law enforcement after a weapon has been identified. DeepZero AI technology will be…

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天普时刻 Temple Moment News Brief 09/25/2020

Yu Chen — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:53:58 +0000

来自Temple Update新闻室，您收看的是天普时刻： – 为Breonna Taylor 抗议游行仍在继续 – SEPTA停止使用一次性地铁票 – 天气预报…

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天普时刻 Temple Moment News Brief 09/15/2020

Yu Chen — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:51:37 +0000

来自Temple Update新闻室，您收看的是天普时刻： – 总统特朗普在本周二访问国家宪法中心以及公共安全措施 – 天普大学新冠病例减少 – 天气预报…

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SEPTA Phasing Out Paper Tickets on Regional Rail for Key Card

Josh Kurman — 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’s Reopening Plan

Matthew Silverman — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 13:11:30 +0000

SEPTA is responsible for over half a million people getting to their destinations, but that was before the pandemic. Since the spring, the mass transit service has reduced rider capacity by 50-percent. The capacity limits on their services are as follows: Buses: 20 passengers Trolleys: 25 passengers Norristown High-Speed Line: 30 passengers SEPTA’s General Manager Leslie Richards…

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Temple Update News Brief | August 6 2020

Yu Chen — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:00:24 +0000

Here are today’s headlines: – Temple Update’s Matt Silverman has more on SEPTA’s health guidelines and restrictions – Temple’s student activities director talks about how you can connect with student orgs virtually – What you can expect for the upcoming football season – Nate Stanley is in Ocean City, New Jersey with your three-day forecast…

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SEPTA Shifts to a Reduced “Lifeline Service” Schedule

Jarred Cruz — 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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