Crime & Safety
SEPTA Regional Rail Line Shut Down After Fatality Reported
Breaking: Service has been suspended in both directions on SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale Line following a fatality Wednesday.
SEPTA service on the Paoli-Thorndale Regional Rail line was suspended in both directions Wednesday afternoon after a fatality was reported, according to transit officials.
The incident involved an Amtrak train, SEPTA said. It was first confirmed by SEPTA at about 1:40 p.m. Service was suspended at 1:27 p.m. Police activity was centered at Strafford Station.
Further circumstances surrounding the death have not yet been made available by officials.
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The Paoli-Thorndale line runs from Center City along the Main Line before ending in Thorndale. To search for alternate routes, access SEPTA's alternate service tool here.
Thorndale: Service is suspended in both directions until further notice due to an AMTRAK fatality.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) November 30, 2016
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