SEPTA Proposing Major Changes To Transit System Names

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA riders may be seeing some major changes to their transit options as the authority is proposing big shifts in its systems.

A possible rebranding of SEPTA's Regional Rail, elevated line, and bus lines is being floated for 2022 or 2023.

SEPTA wants the public's input, however.

Members of the public can submit a comment on SEPTA’s website or at the "Wayfinding Information Board" at 15th Street/City Hall, Allegheny, 69th Street, Walnut-Locust, Olney, Gulph Mills, or the 40th Street Trolley Portal.

SEPTA is looking to rename the regional transit network to "Metro" because they say it's recognizable in various languages, universal, interconnected, inclusive, and descriptive.

As part of the porposal, SEPTA wants to change the Market-Frankford Lines to "L lines," the Broad Street Lines to "B Lines," trolley lines to "T Lines," Montgomery Lines to "M Lines," Girard Lines to "G Lines," and Delaware Lines to "D Lines."

SEPTA also is proposing new signage referring to the direction of the train consistently. For example, an eastbound L train will always go to "Frankford" while a westbound train will always go to "69th Street." Current signage uses these terms now, but sometimes also refers to other stations like "5th Street" or "Allegheny."

See details of SEPTA's proposal online here.