April 11, 2007
PHILADELPHIA, PA — SEPTA will undergo a railroad improvement project that will alter weekend service for R3 West Trenton regional rail riders on Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15.
Shuttle buses will replace regular R3 train service between West Trenton and Woodbourne Stations from approximately 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. on weekends of the project. The project will also impact service on the weekends of June 2-3, June 9-10, June 16-19 and June 23-24.
SEPTA’s project will upgrade and improve the overhead electrical power line system on the railroad to provide riders with more reliable and efficient service.
On weekends of the project regular inbound (to Philadelphia) train service will operate with the first two trips scheduled to leave West Trenton Station at 5:58 a.m. and 6:58 a.m. Shuttle buses will then replace trains and leave West Trenton en route to Yardley and Woodbourne Stations.
Passengers should plan accordingly as the shuttle buses will leave West Trenton 39 minutes earlier than regular trains and 32 minutes earlier from Yardley. At Woodbourne, passengers can connect to trains which will leave the station six minutes earlier than on current schedules. Regular inbound train service from West Trenton will resume at 3:58 p.m.
Outbound (to West Trenton) passengers will board regularly scheduled trains between Philadelphia and Woodbourne Station, however, passengers traveling beyond Woodbourne will be required to transfer to shuttle buses to continue to Yardley and West Trenton Stations. Regular outbound train service from Woodbourne will resume at 2:35 p.m.
All SEPTA service information is available online or by phone at (215) 580-7800.