New SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Take Effect

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — New Regional Rail schedules went into effect on Sunday, March 16. In addition to regular adjustments, SEPTA has implemented a number of changes that are specifically designed to improve on-time performance. These include:

• Adding 31 assistant conductors to peak trains so that more cars can be open for passenger seating and boarding/alighting can move more quickly
• Adjusting train schedules on approximately 20 percent of the service to reduce the likelihood that a small delay will spread and cause additional delays
• Increasing time between SEPTA and Amtrak trains to reduce the impact of Amtrak delays on SEPTA trains, particularly on the Paoli-Thorndale Line
• Staging the newest vehicles in the fleet to use during peak service as much as possible, since newer vehicles allow for faster boarding/alighting
• Continuing to deploy maintenance crews in strategic locations in advance to get service restored quickly in the event of a disruption

Here are the schedule changes impacting SEPTA's Regional Rails in Bucks County:

Lansdale/Doylestown

• Weekdays: Trains adjusted to operate between 6 minutes earlier and 4 minutes later.
• Weekends: No adjustments.

Trenton Line

• Weekdays: Trains adjusted to operate up to 5 minutes later.
• Weekends: No adjustments.

Warminster

• Weekdays: Trains adjusted to operate between 1 and 9 minutes later. Inbound train 6499 that departed Glenside at 8:38 a.m. will no longer operate.
• Weekends: No adjustments. Shuttle buses operate weekends only between Glenside and Warminster stations beginning March 22. Check www.septa.org/alerts for upcoming alert, advisory, and detour details.

West Trenton Line

• Weekdays: Trains adjusted to operate between 8 minutes earlier and 22 minutes later.
• Weekends: No adjustments.