SEPTA Resuming Normal Service On Most Lines May 17

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA is getting back to normal in the coming days after weeks of limited services due to the coronavirus. The transportation authority said regular schedules will resume in about two weeks on most of its services.

The Norristown High Speed Line, bus, and trolley schedules will return to normal Sunday, May 17 and Monday, May 18.

Passengers will be able to board SEPTA vehicles through the front door again starting May 18. Fares will also be collected in the front of vehicles again beginning May 18.

Riders will exit SEPTA vehicles using the center door, with the exception of seniors requiring assistance and riders with disabilities.

SEPTA urges all riders to stay 6 feet away from its operators, as well as other passengers, have fares ready before boarding, and wear masks.

While schedules are returning to normal, SEPTA is still limiting how many riders can board certain transit modes.

Below are rider limits for SEPTA's vehicles:

• 40-foot buses — 20
• articulated buses - 30
• bus routes 204, 310, 311, LUCY Gold/LUCY Green — 10 maximum
• trolleys — 25 customers
• Norristown High Speed Line — 30

Some services will still be restricted, however.

Bus Routes 204, 310, 311, and LUCY Gold and Green Routes will continue to operate on a reduced schedule and Route 91 remains suspended.

Trolley Route 101 will operate as a bus until May 30 and Trolley Route 102 will remain suspended through May 30

The following Center City/West Philadelphia Trolley Line stations are still closed:

• 13th St
• 19th St
• 33rd St
• 36th St

The Market Frankford the Broad Street lines will also resume Owl service, as well.

SETPA said cash is not accepted at its booths, but can be used to purchase Quick Trips and SEPTA Key Card

The following Market Frankford Line Stations are open; all other stations are closed:

• Frankford Transportation Center
• Arott Transportation Center
• Erie-Torresdale
• Allegheny
• Huntingdon
• Berks
• Girdard
• Spring Garden
• 8th St.
• 11th St.
• 15th St.
• 30th St.
• 34th St.
• 40th St.
• 46th St.
• 52nd St.
• 56th St.
• 60th St.
• 69th St. Transportation Center

The following Broad St/Broad Ridge Spur Stations will be open, all other stations will be closed:

• Fern Rock Transportation Center - Broad Street/Ridge Spur
• Olney - Broad Street/Ridge Spur
• Hunting Park
• Erie - Broad Street/Ridge Spur
• Allegheny
• North Philadelphia - Broad Street/Ridge Spur
• Cecil B. Moore/Temple University
• Girard
• 8th St. - Broad Street/Ridge Spur
• Race-Vine/Convention Center
• City Hall
• Walnut/Locust
• Ellsworth-Federal
• Snyder
• Oregon
• NRG

Some Concourse stairways and access points to the Market Frankford and Broad Street line stations — including the Dilworth Park stairs, 13th and Market entrances, and Broad Street Line headhouses between South Penn Square and Walnut Street — are closed until further notice. The 15th & Market, North Filbert Street, and Broad & Locust entrances remain open. Please look for signs directing customers to alternate stairways.

SEPTA's Customized Community Transportation paratransit service will continue same-day service along with advanced reservations for all customer trips.

All service, including same-day and advance reservations, will be LIMITED to trips for essential employment, medical/dialysis/pharmacy, and food shopping. To make a same day trip, you may contact the CCT Control Center at 215-580-7720 or 215-580-7145 then press #2. Fare collection for ADA trips resumes Sunday, May 17, 2020. To comply with social distancing guidelines CCT vehicles can only carry one customer (plus an approved Personal Care Attendant) per vehicle.