Railroad Improvement Project to Alter
R3 West Trenton Service

May 29, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, PA — SEPTA will operate shuttle bus service on a portion of the R3 West Trenton regional rail line this Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3, due to a railroad improvement construction project.

Shuttle buses will replace regular R3 train service between West Trenton and Woodbourne Stations from approximately 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day. The shuttle buses are also scheduled to operate on the weekends of June 9-10, June 16-17 and June 23-24.

SEPTA will upgrade the overhead electrical power line system on this portion of the railroad during the project to provide riders with more reliable and efficient service.

During 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 scheduled train service and Yardley 32 minutes before scheduled train times. 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 7:58 p.m.

Outbound (to West Trenton) passengers will board regularly scheduled trains from the three Center City Philadelphia train stations to 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 with the train scheduled to leave Suburban Station at 6:35 p.m.

Passengers should plan accordingly as travel by shuttle buses may lengthen travel times by up to 39 minutes. All SEPTA service information is available online or by phone at (215) 580-7800.