US EditionSEPTA Releases New Schedules Amid Expected Funding Cuts
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUG 6 – SEPTA faces a $213 million deficit leading to a 20% service cut, including 32 bus route eliminations and a 21.5% fare increase if state funding is not secured.
- On August 6, 2025, SEPTA officials unveiled new schedules reflecting major service cuts planned without new state funding.
- SEPTA faces a $213 million budget gap caused by ending federal COVID relief and rising costs, with a funding deadline of August 14.
- If no funding arrives by August 14, SEPTA will begin cutting 32 bus routes and reduce frequency on rail lines starting August 24.
- A 21.5% fare increase will take effect September 1, raising the base fare to $2.90; some Regional Rail lines could be eliminated next year.
- These measures risk leaving tens of thousands without transit options and may force dismantling parts of the system by January 2026 if funding fails.
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The Pottstown MercuryDemocratic lawmakers push Republicans to pass budget with added SEPTA funding
WEST CHESTER—Eight Chester County Democratic lawmakers and other dignitaries are angry with Pennsylvania’s Republican Senators and didn’t mince words, at Thursday’s press conference, at SEPTA’s West Chester Transportation Center on Market Street. Led by state Rep. Chris Pielli, seven state Representatives and Sen. Katie Muth, blamed the Republican Senate for a budget impasse that could lead to a 40 percent reduction of SEPTA services and a 20 pe…
Pa. House Democrats push a transit funding bill — again — as SEPTA warns of coming cuts
Riders board a rabbittransit bus in Harrisburg (Capital-Star photo by Ian Karbal)On Wednesday, House Democrats advanced yet another bill that would increase funding for the state’s mass transit agencies as budget talks stretch more than a month past their June 30 deadline. But, this time the measure includes several GOP priorities. The move came on the same day that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) warned that, if lawmaker…
SEPTA will finalize first round of cuts next week if no new funding comes – Metro Philadelphia
The initial cuts built into SEPTA’s doomsday budget will go into effect later this month if Pennsylvania lawmakers do not approve a funding package by next week, the transit agency’s leaders said Wednesday. Service reductions, including the elimination of 32 bus routes, are scheduled to begin Aug. 24. The deadline to avert those plans is Thursday, Aug. 14, in order to provide time to prepare staff, vehicles and equipment for the changes, SEPTA G…
SEPTA riders, lawmakers rally in Philly for transit funding
As SEPTA officials held a press conference at their headquarters to discuss upcoming service cuts Wednesday, hundreds of local activists and concerned citizens rallied at City Hall to make a final push for state funding. Faced with a $213 million recurring deficit, SEPTA plans to cut 45% of its services in the coming year. The first round of those cuts, which includes route eliminations and reductions, is set to start on August 24. On Wednesday…
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