Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties
Service schedule changes will take place over the New Year's holiday period. Check to determine which schedule to use when traveling, and changes to ticket office hours at Regional Rail stations.
The following schedules will be in effect for the dates listed below. City Transit (Bus and Trolley) will be operating on a modified weekday schedule on select dates (click on the links for specific schedules).
SEPTA expects to detour a number of bus routes for the Mummers Parade, including routes 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42, 44, 48, 62, 64, 68, 79, 124/125 and G. Detours may be added and changed through the day as needed. Bus customers can get real-time updates on detours here.
New Year's Eve | Monday, December 31
Regional Rail will run on a regular weekday schedule with special late night service as listed in the PDF below:
Late Night New Year's Eve Regional Rail Service Schedules | PDF
Those traveling to Philadelphia's Penn's Landing and New York City's Times Square to ring in 2013 can take advantage of extended SEPTA late night Regional Rail service to return home from the celebrations.
SEPTA has added additional late night trains to Trenton, Elwyn, Wilmington, Malvern, Chestnut Hill West, Warminster, West Trenton, Lansdale, Manayunk-Norristown, Fox Chase and Chestnut Hill East. These trains are scheduled to leave Center City after the midnight fireworks at Penn's Landing. For example, the last train traveling to Chestnut Hill West on a Monday night is normally scheduled to leave Market East at 11:47 p.m. The extended New Year's Eve late night train will give riders ample time to enjoy the spectacular fireworks display and make their way to the train station as the last train will leave Market East at 1:40 a.m.
The Convention Center head-house doors leading from Market Street (at 12th Street) to the Market East Station will remain open until 2:30 a.m. to accomodate New Year's Eve activities.
Riders traveling to New York City to see the ball drop in Times Square can also connect with SEPTA at the Trenton Transportation Center. For passengers taking early morning New Jersey Transit trains, SEPTA trains will depart from Trenton at 2:03 a.m., 3:30 a.m., 5:00 a.m. & 6:00 a.m.
For Regional Rail Customers, the Convention Center head-house doors leading from Market Street (12th Street) to the Market East Station will remain unlocked until 2:30am on New Year's Eve.
New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1
Regional Rail will run on a Sunday schedule
Wednesday, January 2
Regular weekday schedule
Monday, December 31 (New Years Eve)
30th Street Station | 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Market East Station | 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Suburban Station | 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Ardmore | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Bryn Mawr | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chester | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chestnut Hill East | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chestnut Hill West | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Glenside | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Jenkintown | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Langhorne | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Lansdale | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Levittown | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Malvern | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Marcus Hook | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Manayunk | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Media | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Norristown | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Paoli | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Torresdale | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Warminster | 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Any Ticket Office not shown will be open for regular hours on Monday, December 31.
Tuesday, January 1 (New Years Day)
Market East | 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Suburban Station | 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
30th Street Station | 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Ardmore | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Bryn Mawr | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Chester | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Chestnut Hill East | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Chestnut Hill West | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Glenside | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Jenkintown | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Langhorne | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Lansdale | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Levittown | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Malvern | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Marcus Hook | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Manayunk | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Media | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Norristown | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Paoli | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Torresdale | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Warminster | 6:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Remember | The most convenient way to travel is with an Individual or Family One-Day Independence Pass. Buy on board Regional Rail trains for no additional cost.