SEPTA contactless "tap to pay" payments start Friday; riders split
SEPTA riders will be able to use contactless "tap to pay" payment on all city and suburban buses and most trains starting Friday.
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SEPTA riders will be able to use contactless "tap to pay" payment on all city and suburban buses and most trains starting Friday.
SEPTA riders no longer have to use their Key card to ride the transit system in the Philadelphia area.
With SEPTA's many modes of transportation in Philadelphia, a convenient way to pay will start on Friday.
Starting Friday, SEPTA is rolling out tap-to-pay technology on all city and suburban buses and trolleys along with the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line trains, and the Norristown High Speed Line.
On Friday SEPTA is rolling out contactless payment like credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay on all buses and trolleys and almost all of its trains.
The transit service said people can tap credit and debit cards and also use popular mobile pay apps.
A SEPTA bus driver made a startling discovery when he had to approach a car that was blocking the intersection at 17th and South Streets.
Police say a SEPTA bus driver got out to see why a vehicle was blocking an intersection, and found a man shot in the head.
SEPTA police is asking for the public's help in identifying a man they believe got into a brief fight with a woman and then fired his gun while at the Tasker-Morris Station Monday morning.
The SEPTA Bus Revolution is an overhaul of the entire system that's meant to make the bus system more reliable and overall easier to use.
A 20-year-old man died and two children were injured after his Dodge Charger crashed into a SEPTA trolley in Philadelphia's Overbrook section on Thursday night, police said.
The crash happened at 59th Street and Lansdowne Avenue at around 8:20 p.m., authorities said.
A crash on train tracks in Yardley is causing delays on SEPTA's West Trenton Line into Center City.
Wednesday night's meeting will be the second of 10 public meetings to get feedback on the changes from riders.
Wednesday night's meeting will be the second of 10 public meetings to get feedback on the changes from riders.
SEPTA re-upped its partnership with sportsbook Unibet to again offer Eagles fans free rides home from NRG Station this season.
SEPTA is getting ready to launch what it calls the "Bus Revolution," which it said is the first-ever redesign of the entire bus network.
Some big changes are coming for SEPTA buses and the public transportation authority is asking riders to weigh in on them.
SEPTA says they need more vehicle operators, mechanics, transit police officers and engineers.
SEPTA says they need vehicle operators, mechanics, transit police officers and engineers.
A man was hospitalized after he was shot in the finger at a SEPTA Regional Rail station.
SEPTA said that when multiple bus companies are operating in the area, it becomes too dangerous.
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority is changing three of its bus stops through Center City.
SEPTA said it's adjusting most Regional Rail schedules starting this Sunday, with the biggest change coming on the Wilmington-Newark Line for bridge repairs.
SEPTA is investigating another crash involving one of its buses, with cellphone video showing the Route 3 bus at Kensington Avenue and East Clearfield Street on Wednesday.
