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With a resolution, Lower Merion’s commissioners urge state lawmakers to fund SEPTA, calling proposed cuts ‘draconian’
At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners passed a resolution calling on Pennsylvania’s ...
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Contactless Payment Now Available On All SEPTA Regional Rail Lines
PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has launched contactless payment on its Regional Rail lines, offering travelers a convenient method for paying transit fares. With the new contactless payment option on all ...
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SEPTA rolls out contactless payment technology for Regional Rail riders
“Deploying this technology systemwide is a major achievement,” said SEPTA Board Chair Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. “With this expansion to Regional Rail ... to pay their fares – just tap ...
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Residential properties near SEPTA’s shrinking Regional Rail system stand to lose $20B in value, report estimates
As a result, SEPTA is proposing eliminating 50 bus routes and suspending service along five Regional Rail lines and one metro line ... the transit authority plans to boost fares by 21.5% and reduce ...
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Potential SEPTA fare increase, service reduction cause concern for Penn students
SEPTA told CBS News the cuts would include a 21.5% fare hike and a 45% overall reduction of service. Among these changes to service would be the elimination of 50 bus routes and five Regional Rail ...