(Source: Trains.com, June 27, 2025)
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has approved a fiscal 2026 budget including a 45% cut in service and a 21.5% fare increase to address a $213 million deficit. Under the approved budget, service cuts will begin Aug. 24, with elimination of 32 bus routes and reductions in frequencies for all rail services, including the end of special-event service such as that offered for sporting events. Another round of cuts on Jan. 1, 2026, will see service end on five Regional Rail routes, end of service after 9 p.m. on remaining rail lines, and more bus-route eliminations.
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