SEPTA Alters Wednesday Regional Rail Schedule Due To Storm

As the region braces for its second major storm in less than a week, SEPTA has announced an altered schedule for its regional rail lines.

The region rail lines will be operating on a Saturday schedule for Wednesday, March 7, officials said.

The Cynwyd Line will be shut down Saturday. In addition, the Wilmington/Newark line will run an expanded service to the Newark and Churchmans Crossing stations.

See the full SEPTA Saturday schedule on their website here.

SEPTA also has something called the "Early Exit" schedule planned, in case the City of Philadelphia calls for an early closure of their Central Business District. This determination will be made before 10 a.m. Wednesday and includes modified departure times designed to alleviate congestion that can be seen here.

Several SEPTA lines were suspended during the storm last Friday, as high winds and driving snow and rain knocked down trees and power lines while causing tens of thousands of outages across the Philadelphia region.

The storm is expected to begin Tuesday night and dump anywhere from four through twelve inches around the area before tapering off in the evening hours Wednesday.

During the storm, riders can view real time schedule changes can be seen using the TrainView program here.

RRD: As a severe winter storm is expected tomorrow, Regional Rail trains will operate on a Saturday schedule with enhanced Wilmington/Newark Line service to Newark and Churchmans Crossing. Cynwyd Line trains will not operate. Details at https://t.co/sVMzhaOuMB
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) March 6, 2018

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