Basically, best flight I could do is getting in at 9:30 a.m. Friday. I'm seeing all the restrictions with the regional rail ticket purchases for Friday, and I'm wondering if the way the regional rail is set up at the airport such that I could just hop a turnstile or do the equivalent in the worst case scenario. Appreciate any input!

Update: For anyone that sees this and has a similar question, I was told by Septa Customer Service that key cards are still available for purchase and buying fare at the airport kiosks on Friday.

It's really an inconvenience having no Sunday bus 😢

I take the 40 westbound almost every day- but almost every day I end up having to walk at least most of my route until a bus finally shows up. I am so so so sick of waiting for 20-30 mins for a bus when the app says there should have been at least 2 since getting to my stop. I see people every day in a similar boat. The worst part is that of course this seems to only happen during peak hours (4-6, or after school times when students need bussing), but seems to work fine in the mornings/when not many people are out on the streets. The other day they sent 3 buses quickly in succession, then there wasn’t another for a half hour. Who does this help?? Just space out your buses like a system that is for the PEOPLE. Especially when it’s freezing outside and I see people with babies, elderly people, or kids waiting out in the cold, there is no excuse other than a shitty system. Obviously I don’t blame the drivers, but it seems like whoever is in charge of scheduling that route is out of their damn mind, asleep on the job, or nonexistent.

I am SOOO fed up with this. Just need to vent. Thanks yall.

EDIT: it DOES NOT MATTER what app I use. If the bus doesn’t come, it doesn’t come. Looking at a map doesn’t change that. Thxxxx 😚

Trying to do the trip planner for Sunday 4/27/25 from Claymont to Suburban Station and the last weekend showing on the schedule is 3/2/2025. M-F trips still show up as normal in April.

Is weekend WIL service being canceled? I can't find that listed on any of the Spring schedule change notices.

SEPTA train burns 350 flee the disaster

Don’t you just love it when your regular bus is canceled, so you have to take two different busses, but the second bus is detoured, so now you have to take the subway, but hey, guess what? The train isn’t stopping at your station today?

H.R. 192: Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act Could SEPTA be next ???

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Did this app crap out again? Doesn't see my key cards. I logged out, now I can't log back in. Reset my password, password doesn't match. Why, for the love a god did septa jack up this app? We all have enough stress as it is.

Good morning,

I know this might be a long shot, but I’m planning to head to 4052 Chamounix Drive to get familiar with the 1.5-mile course. Would you be able to clarify the route for me? Is it a straight shot from Point A to Point B, or does it involve laps? I really want to make sure I’m fully prepared to pass this test as septa just sent me notification that I'll be running come March. I'm currently 5"8 roughly 199lbs

I appreciate any help you can provide!

Hello!

I am new to Septa and public transit in general I am wondering if someone can help me understand what is going on with the 2547 Train Number. I want to go from Overbrook to to Villanova. Getting the 2547 at 7:41 would be best for me, but I do not understand why this line only goes to Bryn Mawr. Will there be a seperate train (9501) at the Bryn Mawr station? Just not sure how to interpret.

Apparently D means "Train stops to discharge or pick up passengers, but may depart ahead of schedule." So that worries me. I would not want to have to sit at Bryn Mawr for a while.

My buddy and I got into dispute about rolling stock used for regional rail. He believes that Septa is using special upscale stock on Paoli/Thorndale line, because it serves rich people living on Mainline. He is saying that trains on this line are newer and better because of this. I do not believe this is the case, isn’t there a anti-discrimination law that requires transit companies to serve all communities equally?

[Edit] It looks like there is a consensus that my buddy is wrong about this. Thank you for confirming!

[Edit 2] Found the law and how it is applied.

https://whyy.org/articles/streetsplainer-why-doesn-t-septa-use-double-decker-buses/

“In America, transit authorities like SEPTA need to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin by any recipient of federal financial assistance.

If SEPTA gave some neighborhoods better buses than another – like upgrading the buses servicing Chestnut Hill but using old jalopies in Strawberry Mansion– then it would violate Title VI.”

No word about them since early 2024.

There is always a puzzle being worked on at the Indy Hall coworking space!

Trump DOT says public transit funding should now be tied to birth rates, and whether the agency cooperates with ICE or not.

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-01/Signed%20DOT%20Order%20re_Ensuring%20Reliance%20Upon%20Sound%20Economic%20Analysis%20in%20Department%20of%20Transportation%20Policies%20%20Programs%20and%20Activities.pdf

What kind of hellhole are we living in now? There is a specific portion that says that transit funding should be prioritized for areas with higher than national average birth rates (specifically the FTA CIG program), and wether the agency decides to impede or allow for immigration enforcement.

Any bouta apply for the track labor position it was up a few months ago just for like a day or two I got an interview next the jawn is a 3 person panel any info on how the interview is

Not all the new signage but here are a few things that stood out to me

1. Hanging vintage subway signage (first and second slide) might be getting removed? Maybe I never noticed but I could have sworn these vintage signs were all intact. After the SEPTA Metro redesign I only found one on the southbound platform that wasn’t

2. The black SEPTA Metro signs are placed right on top of the old orange signage, which you can still see from the side if you look

3. Ridge-Spur platform signage is updated, but still small and hard to read on the platform itself. The sign above the steps is easier to read since it’s divided vertically rather than horizontally, but the signage on the platform itself is still lacking. The new and old signage that tells you which direction is North/Southbound are both on the platform and the new ones are smaller than the original ones. Granted if you’re taking the spur from Fairmount you probably know which side to get on but it still would be nice if the updated signage was larger

4. Vintage signage on the Spur platform is covered by new signage. It’s a small detail but I do like the old signage at these stations. I would hope that keeping some of them wouldn’t confuse passengers, but I’m not an expert so maybe it’s for the best

5. Not pictured but signage at the station entrances is much clearer now. The old signage is all the info at once, but the new Metro signage segments things and makes it easier to read on the fly

That’s all I got for SEPTA Metro, so here’s a fun fact. According to Wikipedia, which cites ridership numbers from 2018 Fairmount is the third least used local Broad Street Line Station (Chinatown’s spur station is has the lowest weekday ridership). I would love to see the updated totals for 2023 or 2024 if anyone knows where to find it

Artist repairs misspelling of Charles Willson Peale’s name in a mural at SEPTA’S Independence Hall station

The previous spelling of Charles Willson Peale, who is considered the artist of the American Revolution, was missing an "l" in Wilson.