System Status is the latest website feature that offers a complete view of the SEPTA system with just the click of a mouse or touch of a screen. In one neat snapshot, you can see if service is running according to schedule or if there is any alteration in service.

Click the System Status "EYE", located in the bottom left-hand corner of every page, and you will see a grid displaying every bus, trolley, high speed route, and regional rail line. At the top of the status page are four icons:

Line Suspended
Service Alert
Detour
Service Advisory

With one quick glance, you will now get a real time picture of your route. If no icons are displayed then everything is running according to schedule. If there are icons showing, click on them and find out what you need to know before you start your trip. In the event of a temporary service suspension, any information about detours or service advisories for that route will not display until the line returns to service.

We're also changing the icon in the Quick Links section from the red box with white triangle to the new blue "eye" and the Alerts and Advisory page will be replaced with the new System Status grid. We will continue to display individual Service Alert notices on the home page but for complete service news in the blink of an eye welcome to System Status.

What the Terms Mean

Line Suspended: when service must temporarily be shut down due to operational, weather, or emergency situations.

Service Alert: an unanticipated change in route service currently happening

Bus Detours: planned or unanticipated changes in the regular route caused by conditions such as street construction; events & parades; weather; and the like.

Service Advisory: a planned, temporary change in schedule or service, including route changes, scheduled to happen in the near future. Advisories may be in effect for short periods of time (1-2 weeks) or longer periods of time (3 months-2 years). A Customer Notice will also serve as a continued reminder of planned, long term changes currently in effect.