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SEPTA to cut service, increase fares

SEPTA to move forward with service cuts across Philadelphia region with no funding fix in place

With no funding deal reached, deep service cuts to SEPTA bus, train and trolley services in the Philadelphia region are expected to begin Aug. 24.

NJ.com · 22h

With no additional funding, SEPTA to start cuts that will end this N.J. rail line

With Pennsylvania lawmakers failing to approve additional statewide transit funding, SEPTA is starting a massive service reduction, cutting the Trenton rail line.

PhillyVoice · 1d

SEPTA to cut service, increase fares after lawmakers fail to reach state funding deal

The transit authority, which faces a $213 million budget deficit, says it needed an agreement in place by Thursday to avoid implementing cost-saving measures.

SEPTA, Broad Street Line and North Philadelphia

NBC10 Philadelphia on MSN · 9h

Alleged attacker shot, killed by passenger on SEPTA's Broad Street Line

A person was shot and killed on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in North Philadelphia after attacking a passenger on Friday evening, according to officials.

6abc Action News · 8h

Man claims self-defense in deadly SEPTA train shooting on Broad Street Line

According to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, a man in his 20s told officers he opened fire after being attacked without provocation while riding the train.

CBS News on MSN · 20h

Man shot, killed at SEPTA train station in North Philadelphia, officials say

A man died after being shot at a SEPTA train station in North Philadelphia on Friday, SEPTA said. SEPTA confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia that the shooting happened at the Broad-Girard Station after 7:30 p.m. One person was taken into custody.

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Mayor Cherelle Parker calls Senate GOP proposal ‘fuzzy math,’ and urges lawmakers to fund SEPTA

Parker framed the pending SEPTA service cuts as dire, but stopped short of detailing the city’s plans should they move ...

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Pennsylvania Senate passes plan for SEPTA funding, but Democrats oppose bill

As SEPTA's funding deadline approaches, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a new plan to fund the transit system, but ...

Transit bill from Pa. Senate fails to move forward as SEPTA's deadline approaches

With SEPTA's deadline to avoid a "death spiral" hours away, a Pa. House Committee did not approve of a transit bill that was passed by the Senate.

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How upcoming SEPTA cuts will impact Philly sports fans — and what, if anything, can be done to help

For decades, local sports fans have used the Broad Street Line and other SEPTA services to get down to Eagles, Phillies, ...

WHTM Harrisburg on MSN22h

The conflicting visions to fund SEPTA and Pa.’s other public transit agencies, explained

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism ...

6abc Action News17h

Layoffs, frustrated public among concerns for union president ahead of SEPTA cuts

The president of TWU Local 234 says he's especially concerned that frontline workers will bear the brunt of public ...

How SEPTA cuts may impact Bucks County bus, rail service this summer

Without a state funding solution, SEPTA is to roll out the first phase of its service cuts and fare increases Aug. 24. Here's ...