Transit News
SEPTA Broad Street Line Station Serving Sports Complex Will Be Transformed Into NRG Station
SEPTA and NRG Energy announced a partnership to bring new services to commuters, reinforcing that they have a choice when it comes to their electricity provider. As part of the agreement, the Broad Street Line station originally known as Pattison Station at the Sports and Entertainment Complex in South Philad...
SEPTA Key Mobile Fare Kiosk Truck To Appear In Bucks County For SEPTA Key Regional Rail “Early Adopters” Program
Coinciding with the SEPTA Key Regional Rail “Early Adopters” Program the SEPTA Key Mobile Fare Kiosk Truck will be out from 6:00 am - 10:00 am at the following Zone 4 stations in Bucks County for card purchases on the following dates: Doylestown: Friday, July 20 Woodbourne: Wednesday, July 25 L...
SEPTA Celebrates Arrival Of New ACS-64 Electric Locomotives
SEPTA is taking a major step forward in its overall effort to enhance Regional Rail service with the introduction of the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives. SEPTA executives gathered with Siemens representatives, elected officials and other dignitaries including TMA Bucks on July 11 to celebrate the arr...
SEPTA Says SEPTA Key To Launch For Regional Rail “Early Adopters” On August 1
SEPTA will welcome its first Regional Rail customers to the future of fare payment with the launch of the SEPTA Key Regional Rail "Early Adopters" Program in August. This phase allows SEPTA to begin sharing the benefits of the Key with Regional Rail riders while work continues on system-wide implementation...
DVRPC Share-A-Ride Program Offers Easy, New Way To Carpool
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has announced a new Share-A-Ride website service that connects commuters who travel similar routes. Share-A-Ride is a free, computerized service that matches commuters with transit options, potential carpool and vanpool groups, and even walking and bicyclin...
New SEPTA Key Senior Photo ID Card Will Fully Replace Paper IDs On September 1
With thousands of seniors moving to the future of fare payment with the SEPTA Key Senior Photo Identification Card, SEPTA will phase-out the paper PA Senior Citizen Transit ID Card at the end of the service day on August 31. Starting September 1, seniors will need the SEPTA Key Senior photo ID card to rece...
SEPTA Says Transfers Available Only On SEPTA Key Card Starting August 1
SEPTA has announced that as more transit customers switch to the SEPTA Key, paper transfers for travel on buses, subways and trolleys will stop being issued at the end of the service day on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Starting August 1, to receive a qualifying $1 transfer, customers will need to use a SEPTA Ke...
SEPTA To End Third-Party Retail Sales Of Tokens & Magnetic Stripe Passes
SEPTA has announced that with more customers switching to the SEPTA Key, sales of tokens and magnetic stripe TransPass at third-party retailers will end this summer. SEPTA is replacing these sales - and adding more options for customers - with an expanded SEPTA Key External Retail Network throughout the city ...
TMA Bucks To Display Air Quality Action Day Alerts At It’s Transit Commuter Store
TMA Bucks announced during Air Quality Awareness Week that it will display Air Quality Ozone Action Day alerts on a digital display monitor at its Transit Commuter Store at the Neshaminy Interplex in Trevose, Bucks County. “With many people stopping by our office each day to purchase SEPTA passes or for...
Bucks County Planning Commission Creates Public Transit Mapping Application
The Bucks County Planning Commission has created and launched its new, interactive Public Transit Mapping Application. Public transit plays an essential role in Bucks County’s transportation system. In order to assist the riding public to plan their daily commute, BCPC has developed an online mapping ap...
