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SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, abbreviated as SEPTA, is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, electric trolleybus, streetcar, light rail, light metro, rapid transit, and commuter rail services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also manages…

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Headquarters
1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Annual ridership
223.5 million (2020)
Area served
Philadelphia and the surrounding regions in Pennsylvania, as well as limited services in New Castle County, Delaware and Mercer County, New Jersey
Began operation
November 1, 1965 (1965-11-01)
Chief executive
Scott Sauer (General Manager)
Daily ridership
768,600 (weekdays, Q1 2026)

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Buses

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Financing

Fares

Payment methods

Transit police

Equipment

Maintenance facilities

Connecting transit agencies in the Philadelphia region

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SEPTA

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Avg. degree1.99
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SEPTA

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related to 21st Century · 58
SEPTA → American Public Transportation Association, American Recovery, APTA, As, Bob Casey, Broad Street Line, December, Delaware, Diana Lind, Energy, Environmental Design, Environmental Impact Statement, Fox Chase, Frankford Line, Frankford Local, Girard Avenue, Give, However, In September, July
related to Regional services · 40
SEPTA → Atlantic City, Atlantic City Line, Both, Brandywine Town Center, Camden, Center City Philadelphia, Claymont Transportation Center, DART, DART First State, DART First State's, Delaware, Delaware County, Great Valley Corporate Center, In, In February, Jefferson Station, Line, Many NJT, New Jersey, New York
related to Maintenance facilities · 37
SEPTA → Allegheny Depot, Berridge Shops, Bridge Street Yard, Broad Street Line, Callowhill Depot, City Transit Division, Comly Depot, Delaware County, Elmwood Depot, Fern Rock Yard, Frankford Depot, Frankford Line, Frontier Depot, Germantown Brakes Maintenance Facility, Germantown Depot, Luzerne Depot, Market, Midvale Depot, Nearside, PCC
related to National and international services · 36
SEPTA → All Regional Rail, Amtrak, Amtrak's, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's Philadelphia, Amtrak/Regional Rail, Ardmore, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cornwells Heights, Downingtown, Exton, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Main Line, It, Keystone Corridor, Lancaster, Montreal, New York City
related to Local services · 33
SEPTA → At, Ben Franklin Bridge, Broad, Camden, Center City, Center City Philadelphia, Coatesville, Delaware River, Delaware River Port Authority, Frankford Line, In, It, Krapf's, Krapf's Transit, Lindenwold, Locust, Market, Navy Yard, New Jersey, Oxford
related to Regional rail · 27
SEPTA → After, As, Comet, Conrail, Daily, Delaware, During, It, Lansdale/Doylestown, March, Most, New Jersey, Newark, October, On January, Paoli/Thorndale, Pennsylvania, Regional Rail, SEPTA's, Siemens ACS-64
related to Subsequent expansion · 27
SEPTA → Bridge Line, Broad Street Line, Camden, City Hall, Delaware County, Delaware River Bridge Line, Frankford Line, Market, Media, NJ, On January, On September, PATCO Speedline, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, Philadelphia Transportation Company, PTC, Red Arrow Division, Red Arrow Lines
related to Further reading · 24
SEPTA → Boston, Charles, Cheape, Company, Delaware Valley Rails, Hagley Museum, Harvard University Press, ISBN, John, Library, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Moving, New York, Pawson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Area, Philadelphia Transportation Company, Rail Transit Lines
related to Buses · 22
SEPTA → Allison HT-747, August, BD, BP, CD, City, City Division, February, In, Neoplan, Neoplan USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Regional Rail, Route, SEPTA's, Suburban Division, The, The Neoplan AK's, Their
related to Light rail/Streetcar · 17
SEPTA → Callowhill, Elmwood, K-cars, Kawasaki, Known, Larger, North America, PCC, Pennsylvania, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, The, The SEPTA LRV, They

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SEPTAAnnual ridership223.5 million (2020)1.00infobox
SEPTAArea servedPhiladelphia and the surrounding regions in Pennsylvania, as well as limited services in New Castle County, Delaware and Mercer County, New Jersey1.00infobox
SEPTABegan operationNovember 1, 1965 (1965-11-01)1.00infobox
SEPTAChief executiveScott Sauer (General Manager)1.00infobox
SEPTADaily ridership768,600 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
SEPTAHeadquarters1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.1.00infobox
SEPTALocalePhiladelphia metropolitan area1.00infobox
SEPTANumber of lines1961.00infobox
SEPTANumber of stations2901.00infobox
SEPTANumber of vehicles2,897 (2018)1.00infobox
SEPTASEPTA system mapSEPTA system map Geographically-accurate map of SEPTA and connecting rail transit services as of 2025. Includes Regional Rail, rapid transit, light metro, light rail, and street…1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeTransit bus1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeTrolleybus1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeStreetcar1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeLight rail1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeLight metro1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeRapid transit1.00infobox
SEPTATransit typeCommuter rail1.00infobox
SEPTAWebsitesepta.org1.00infobox
SEPTAis amajor transit provider for Philadelphia and four surrounding counties within the Philadelphia metropolitan area0.90text
SEPTAis aonly U.S. transit authority that operates all five major types of terrestrial transit vehicles0.90text
SEPTAis amember of the Northeast Corridor Commission0.90text

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