April 07, 2016
SEPTA will implement a new schedule for Regional Rail trains on Sunday, moving many arrival and departure times to earlier in the day and changing where some trains will make stops on their routes.
Here is a list of what will be changing. This list is also available online here.
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On Saturdays and Sundays, Airport Line trains will operate service to and from Chestnut Hill East and Warminster lines. Airport Line trains will no longer make stops at West Trenton stations.
Also, trains will only operate direct service to airport terminals once per hour at Jenkintown-Wyncote, Elkins Park, Melrose Park and Fern Rock Transportation Center, with the exception of morning trains 499, 403 and 407, which will run on the same schedule.
All trains will arrive and depart from Center City stations and airport terminals at the same times as previously scheduled.
Train 7409, a weekday inbound to Center City, will now depart Chestnut Hill East at 5:45 a.m. This moves the train's arrival time up four minutes earlier than currently scheduled.
Train 8764, a weekday outbound toward Chestnut Hill East, will now depart 30th Street Station at 6:41 p.m., two minutes later than it currently does.
Trains previously designated as "Saturday only" or "Sunday only" will now operate both days.
All inbound weekend trains will operate 13 minutes earlier than previously scheduled, with the exception of trains 7409 and 7413, which will operate 10 minutes later.
Outbound trains toward Chestnut Hill East will operate 10 minutes earlier, with the exception of Train 738, which departs Suburban Station at 11:51 p.m., the same time as previously scheduled.
Most weekday trains will operate between one and two minutes earlier or later than previously scheduled.
SEPTA says riders should check the new schedule for specific train service information.
Outbound Train 833 toward Chestnut Hill West will depart Temple University Station three minutes earlier than previously scheduled.
The Cynwyd Line will see no changes to its schedule.
There will be no changes to the Fox Chase Line.
Some weekday trains will operate through service to different destinations than previously scheduled.
SEPTA has asked customers to check the new schedule for specific train destinations.
On weekends, all inbound trains will operate 13 minutes earlier than previously scheduled, with the exception of the first two trains of the day, trains 5305 and 5307, which will operate 15 minutes earlier.
Also, all trains inbound to Center City will operate through service to Elwyn Station on the Media/Elwyn Line.
All trains outbound toward Doylestown will depart Center City stations at the same time as previously scheduled. However, trains will arrive at Doylestown Station four minutes later than previously scheduled.
There are no schedule changes to the Manayunk/Norristown Line.
Weekend trains to and from Center City will operate at different times than previously scheduled.
SEPTA has asked customers to check the new schedule for specific train service information.
There will be a new weekend morning service via Train 306 that will depart Elwyn Station at 5:46 a.m.
Also customers now have three new late-night options for service to Elwyn Station, departing from Suburban Station. These will be: Train 5333, departing at 9:33 p.m.; Train 5335, departing at 10:33 p.m.; and Train 5339, departing at 12:33 a.m.
Trains previously designated as "Saturday only" or "Sunday only" will now operate both days.
Inbound trains to Center City will operate through service to Doylestown Station on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line, with the exception of Train 306, which will operate through service to West Trenton.
Most weekend trains on the Paoli/Thorndale Line will operate earlier than previously scheduled. SEPTA said customers should check the new schedule for specific train service information.
There is a change to the printed schedule. Due to a scheduling conflict with Amtrak, Train 1541 that operates on Saturday toward Thorndale will depart Jefferson Station at 2:25 p.m. This is five minutes earlier than is listed on the printed schedule.
Also, all Paoli/Thorndale trains will now service Malvern Station.
Weekend Train 9744 to Center City will now depart Trenton Transit Center at 1:57 a.m., 10 minutes later than previously scheduled.
Weekend outbound Train 468 toward Warminster will depart University City Station at 10:57 p.m., 30 minutes later than previously scheduled.
Also, only on Sunday, April 10, a special shuttle bus schedule will be in effect for trains operating between Warminster, Hatboro, Willow Grove, Crestmont, Roslyn and Ardsley stations.
SEPTA customers should refer to this schedule for service information for Sunday, April 10. There are also schedules for this change posted at Warminster Line and Center City stations.
Weekend inbound trains toward Center City will operate 10 minutes later than currently scheduled.
Also, all weekend trains inbound toward Center City will now operate continued service to Malvern Station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line.
Most weekend trains headed outbound toward West Trenton will operate five minutes later, with the exception of Train 306, departing 30th Street Station at 6:25 a.m., which is earlier than previously scheduled. SEPTA customers should check the new schedule for specific train service information.
Also, all weekend trains will no longer make stops at University City Station.
The Wilmington/Newark Line will get a new, weekday evening express service to Center City.
These new trains will be: Train 2760 departing Newark Station at 4:46 p.m., which will now operate express service to Center City with continuing service to Chestnut Hill East, and Train 9294, departing Newark Station at 5:46 p.m., which will now operate express service to Center City.
These changes take effect on Sunday. Visit SEPTA's website on these schedule changes for more information.
