PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SEPTA City and Suburban
Transit Division bus and trolley routes will operate on normal Sunday
schedules on New Year's Eve. In addition, regional rail lines will operate on
a Sunday schedule with added late night service on most routes.
The special New Year's Eve regional rail schedule is now available at SEPTA
regional rail stations and on the SEPTA web site at http://www.septa.org.
On New Year's Day, SEPTA City and Suburban Transit Division bus and trolley
routes will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule with extra service added on
the Broad Street and Market-Frankford Lines for riders traveling to the
Mummers Parade. Broad Street and Market-Frankford Line trains will run about
every 8 to 10 minutes between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. while Regional Rail routes
will operate with additional cars.
In addition, the parade will cause SEPTA bus Routes 2, 7, 17, 23, 27, 29, 31,
32, 33, 37, 38, 44, 48, 57, 64, 68, 79, 124/125, C and G to operate on local
detours in and around Center City.
SEPTA's Customer Service Office (215-580-7800), will be open with Customer
Service agents on duty from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve and from 6 a.m.
to 8 p.m. New Year's Day for riders seeking information about scheduled
services. SEPTA service information is also available on the SEPTA web site
at http://www.septa.org.
SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICE
On New Year's Eve, all SEPTA City and Suburban Transit Division bus and
trolley routes will operate on a weekday schedule. SEPTA regional rail trains
will also operate on regular weekday schedules with added late night service
on most routes to accommodate riders viewing the midnight fireworks display at
Penn's Landing.
New Year's Eve Regional Rail service:
-- R2 Warminster -- an added outbound (to Warminster) train will leave Market
East Station at 1:30 a.m. and arrive in Warminster Station at 2:10 a.m.
-- R2 Marcus Hook -- an added outbound (to Marcus Hook) train will leave
Market East Station at 1:35 a.m. and arrive in Marcus Hook Station at 2:17
a.m.
-- R3 West Trenton -- an added outbound (to West Trenton) train will operate
from Market East Station at 1:25 a.m. and arrive in West Trenton Station at
2:29 a.m.
-- R3 Media/Elwyn -- an extra outbound (to Elwyn) train will operate from
Market East Station at 1:45 a.m. and arrive in Elwyn at 2:26 a.m.
-- R5 Lansdale/Doylestown -- an added outbound (to Lansdale) train will
operate from Market East Station at 1:40 a.m. and arrive in Lansdale at 2:26
a.m.
-- R5 Paoli/Thorndale -- an added outbound (to Malvern) train will leave
Market East Station at 1:40 a.m. and arrive in Malvern at 2:33 a.m.
-- R6 Norristown -- an added outbound (to Norristown) train will leave Market
East Station at 1:42 a.m. and arrive at Elm Street Station in Norristown at
2:23 a.m.
-- R7 Chestnut Hill East -- an outbound (to Chestnut Hill East) train will be
held at Market East Station until 1:30 a.m. and arrive in Chestnut Hill East
at 1:56 a.m.
-- R7 Trenton -- an added outbound (to Trenton) train will leave Market East
Station at 1:25 a.m. and arrive at Trenton Station at 2:20 a.m. to connect
with New Jersey Transit service. Additional inbound service from Trenton
Station to Center City, coordinated with New Jersey Transit trains for
passengers coming from New York, will leave Trenton Station at 3:50 a.m., 5
a.m. and 6 a.m.
-- R8 Fox Chase -- an added outbound (to Fox Chase) train will leave Market
East Station at 1:43 a.m. and arrive in Fox Chase at 2:08 a.m.
-- R8 Chestnut Hill West -- an added outbound (to Chestnut Hill West) train
will leave Market East Station at 1:40 a.m. and arrive at Chestnut Hill West
Station at 2:14 a.m.
SOURCE SEPTA
Gary P. Fairfax of SEPTA Public Relations, +1-215-580-7842
