SEPTA to offer free train rides
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Fans leaving FIFA World Cup Games at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will have access to free train rides home, the local organizing committee announced Monday. SEPTA (the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) struck a partnership deal with World Cup sponsor AirBnB that covers any fan's train ride along the B (Broad Street) line,
SEPTA said a person was struck at the Girard Avenue B line station on Wednesday morning, leading to service disruptions.
The transit authority is fixing the 115-year-old Bridgeport Viaduct, which carries commuters over the Schuylkill River.
SEPTA officials shared a proposal for a $2.7 billion 2027 budget that would afford new buses, full-length fare gates and "enhancements" for riders.