I am in the process of transferring my old posts from between 1999 and 2002 from my old Angelfire web site to this blog. This will be an extended operation, as there are nearly 20 plus web pages of news items from the past that have to be transferred over.
Hopefully, when I'm done being lazy, I'll start posting new material here more often...
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
SCHEDULE CHANGES BY DATE
Well, it took a hell of a big shift in attitudes down at 1234 Market (namely, the long overdue departure of "Fearless Leader" Moore from the GM position at SEPTA) for me to come back, but, the new schedule changes mark what should be the biggest improvement in SEPTA service in recent years.
Here is a listing of changes to the SEPTA system by date:
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 25, 2008
96 - Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale
Improve Weekday service to every 30 minutes
101 - 69th Street Terminal to Media
Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes
102 - 69th Street Terminal to Sharon Hill
Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Weekday evening service operating every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Establish Weekday, mid-day service between 69th Street Terminal and Darby to operate every 15 minutes
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 30, 2008
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Saturday evening service operating every 60 minutes
108 - 69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS
Extend all Weekend trips from 67th & Elmwood to Airport. Create 30 minute service in southwest Philadelphia
111 - 69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford
Extend Saturday service from Granite Run Mall to Chadds Ford to operate every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Improve Saturday evening service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center
120 - 69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University
Improve Saturday limited service (3 round trips) to operate every 2 hours
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add six new roundtrips and improving service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 31, 2008
28 - Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Adjust Sunday service to every 60 minutes (same as Saturdays)
37 - South Philadelphia to Eastwick and Chester
Provide Daily Owl service to Philadelphia International Airport and Harrah’s Casino from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
93 - Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown
Extend two Sunday evening trips from Collegeville to Pottstown
96 - Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale
Extend Sunday evening service from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
99 - Norristown Transportation Center to Phoenixville
Extend Sunday evening service from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; service between Phoenixville and Royersford replaced by new Route 139
100 - 69th Street Terminal to Norristown
Improve Sunday service to every 20 minutes
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Sunday evening service to operate every 60 minutes
111 - 69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford
Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Improve Sunday service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center
120 - 69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University
Improve Sunday limited service (3 round trips) to every 2 hours
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add six new roundtrips and increase service to every 20 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add six new roundtrips and increase Sunday service to every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
129 - Oxford Valley Mall to Morrell Park
Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes
139 - King of Prussia to Philadelphia Premium Outlets
New service replacing Phoenixville to Royersford section of Route 99; service will operate via PA 23 between King of Prussia and Phoenixville and will replace portions of the Greater Valley Forge TMA's "Suburban Link" serivce
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
On Sundays, operate every 15 minutes from start of service until 7 p.m. Operate every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 2, 2008
8 - Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Add Weekday, mid-day service to every 30 minutes
14 - Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy and Oxford Valley Malls
Switch Weekday service to all articulated buses
17 - South Philadelphia to Penn's Landing
Increase Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 3 minutes (AM/Northbound) and to every 4 minutes (PM/Southbound)
21 - 69th Street Terminal to Penn's Landing
Extended Weekday, Peak Hour frequency to every 8 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; all service to operate to 69th Street Terminal, with all service to 61-Pine to be covered by Route 42.
26 - Germantown to Olney and Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes (AM/PM, Eastbound/Westbound); Operate Weekday evening service to Frankford Transportation Center every 30 minutes between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
31 - Overbrook Park to Center City
Improve Mid-Day Weekday service to 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
40 - West Park to Society Hill
Adjust Mid-Day Weekday service to every 15 minutes, and evenings to every 20 minutes
42 - Wycombe and West Philadelphia to Penn's Landing
Extended Weekday, Peak Hour frequency to every 8 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
47 - Olney to South Philadelphia
Extend Weekday, Peak Hour service to operate from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
70 - Torresdale and Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to average every 3 minutes between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.; Improve Weekday evenings and Weekend service to every 20 minutes until 11 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 6, 2008
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add two new Saturday roundtrips to increase service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
K - East Falls to Arrott Terminal
Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 8, 2008
Paoli/Thorndale (R5) - Thorndale to Temple University
Weekday Train #514 will originate from Thorndale
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 12, 2008
Paoli/Thorndale (R5) - Temple University to Thorndale
Add late trains from Center City to Paoli/Malvern to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays
Norristown (R6) - 30th Street Station to Norristown
Add late trains from Elm Street to Center City to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays
Chestnut Hill East/Trenton (R7) - Temple University to Trenton, NJ
Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays; Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Saturdays
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE November 1, 2008
7 - Strawberry Mansion to Pier 70
Adjust Saturdays & Sunday service to every 20 minutes
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE November 3, 2008
8 - Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM
18 - Cedarbrook to Lawndale and Fox Chase
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and Weekday PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes.
23 - Chestnut Hill to South Philadelphia
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 6 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes
31 - Overbrook Park to Center City
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM
53 - West Mt. Airy to Hunting Park
Increase Weekday seating capacity with 40 foot buses
56 - Tacony to Nicetown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes
57 - South Philadelphia to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 5 minutes in the AM
58 - Somerton and Neshaminy Mall to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Saturday service to every 12 minutes, and Sunday service to every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
93 - Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes
94 - Chestnut Hill to Montgomery Mall
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
104 - 69th Street Terminal to West Chester University
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
108 - 69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS
Improve Weekday AM and PM Peak Hour service to every 4 minutes
109 - 69th Street Terminal to Chester Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
112 - 69th Street Terminal to Delaware County Community College
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to Delaware County Community College to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add two new Weekday AM peak westbound trips to improve service to every 20 minutes between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add Weekday trips at Mall closing time to improve service average to every 10 minutes between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
201 - Fort Washington Station (R5) to Fort Washington Office Center
Create 14 new Weekday roundtrips to connect with peak Lansdale-Doylestown trains
J - Bridesburg to Germantown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes in the PM
K - East Falls to Arrott Terminal
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to 8 minutes in the PM
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes
A lot of these changes are long overdue, though it would've been nice is Sunday service to West Chester on the 104 were improved. Most of those trips on Sunday afternoon - at least the inbound trips - tend to fill up before the bus reaches Newtown Square. But, hey, it's a start...
Here is a listing of changes to the SEPTA system by date:
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 25, 2008
96 - Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale
Improve Weekday service to every 30 minutes
101 - 69th Street Terminal to Media
Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes
102 - 69th Street Terminal to Sharon Hill
Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Weekday evening service operating every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Establish Weekday, mid-day service between 69th Street Terminal and Darby to operate every 15 minutes
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 30, 2008
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Saturday evening service operating every 60 minutes
108 - 69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS
Extend all Weekend trips from 67th & Elmwood to Airport. Create 30 minute service in southwest Philadelphia
111 - 69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford
Extend Saturday service from Granite Run Mall to Chadds Ford to operate every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Improve Saturday evening service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center
120 - 69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University
Improve Saturday limited service (3 round trips) to operate every 2 hours
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add six new roundtrips and improving service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE August 31, 2008
28 - Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Adjust Sunday service to every 60 minutes (same as Saturdays)
37 - South Philadelphia to Eastwick and Chester
Provide Daily Owl service to Philadelphia International Airport and Harrah’s Casino from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
93 - Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown
Extend two Sunday evening trips from Collegeville to Pottstown
96 - Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale
Extend Sunday evening service from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
99 - Norristown Transportation Center to Phoenixville
Extend Sunday evening service from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; service between Phoenixville and Royersford replaced by new Route 139
100 - 69th Street Terminal to Norristown
Improve Sunday service to every 20 minutes
105 - 69th Street Terminal to Ardmore
Establish Sunday evening service to operate every 60 minutes
111 - 69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford
Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes
113 - 69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook
Improve Sunday service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center
120 - 69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University
Improve Sunday limited service (3 round trips) to every 2 hours
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add six new roundtrips and increase service to every 20 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add six new roundtrips and increase Sunday service to every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
129 - Oxford Valley Mall to Morrell Park
Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes
139 - King of Prussia to Philadelphia Premium Outlets
New service replacing Phoenixville to Royersford section of Route 99; service will operate via PA 23 between King of Prussia and Phoenixville and will replace portions of the Greater Valley Forge TMA's "Suburban Link" serivce
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
On Sundays, operate every 15 minutes from start of service until 7 p.m. Operate every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 2, 2008
8 - Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Add Weekday, mid-day service to every 30 minutes
14 - Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy and Oxford Valley Malls
Switch Weekday service to all articulated buses
17 - South Philadelphia to Penn's Landing
Increase Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 3 minutes (AM/Northbound) and to every 4 minutes (PM/Southbound)
21 - 69th Street Terminal to Penn's Landing
Extended Weekday, Peak Hour frequency to every 8 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; all service to operate to 69th Street Terminal, with all service to 61-Pine to be covered by Route 42.
26 - Germantown to Olney and Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes (AM/PM, Eastbound/Westbound); Operate Weekday evening service to Frankford Transportation Center every 30 minutes between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
31 - Overbrook Park to Center City
Improve Mid-Day Weekday service to 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
40 - West Park to Society Hill
Adjust Mid-Day Weekday service to every 15 minutes, and evenings to every 20 minutes
42 - Wycombe and West Philadelphia to Penn's Landing
Extended Weekday, Peak Hour frequency to every 8 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
47 - Olney to South Philadelphia
Extend Weekday, Peak Hour service to operate from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
70 - Torresdale and Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to average every 3 minutes between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.; Improve Weekday evenings and Weekend service to every 20 minutes until 11 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 6, 2008
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add two new Saturday roundtrips to increase service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
K - East Falls to Arrott Terminal
Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 8, 2008
Paoli/Thorndale (R5) - Thorndale to Temple University
Weekday Train #514 will originate from Thorndale
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE September 12, 2008
Paoli/Thorndale (R5) - Temple University to Thorndale
Add late trains from Center City to Paoli/Malvern to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays
Norristown (R6) - 30th Street Station to Norristown
Add late trains from Elm Street to Center City to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays
Chestnut Hill East/Trenton (R7) - Temple University to Trenton, NJ
Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays; Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Saturdays
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE November 1, 2008
7 - Strawberry Mansion to Pier 70
Adjust Saturdays & Sunday service to every 20 minutes
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE November 3, 2008
8 - Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM
18 - Cedarbrook to Lawndale and Fox Chase
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and Weekday PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes.
23 - Chestnut Hill to South Philadelphia
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 6 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes
31 - Overbrook Park to Center City
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM
53 - West Mt. Airy to Hunting Park
Increase Weekday seating capacity with 40 foot buses
56 - Tacony to Nicetown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes
57 - South Philadelphia to Fern Rock Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 5 minutes in the AM
58 - Somerton and Neshaminy Mall to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Saturday service to every 12 minutes, and Sunday service to every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
93 - Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes
94 - Chestnut Hill to Montgomery Mall
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
104 - 69th Street Terminal to West Chester University
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
108 - 69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS
Improve Weekday AM and PM Peak Hour service to every 4 minutes
109 - 69th Street Terminal to Chester Transportation Center
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
112 - 69th Street Terminal to Delaware County Community College
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to Delaware County Community College to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
124 - Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook
Add two new Weekday AM peak westbound trips to improve service to every 20 minutes between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
125 - Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge
Add Weekday trips at Mall closing time to improve service average to every 10 minutes between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
201 - Fort Washington Station (R5) to Fort Washington Office Center
Create 14 new Weekday roundtrips to connect with peak Lansdale-Doylestown trains
J - Bridesburg to Germantown
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes in the PM
K - East Falls to Arrott Terminal
Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to 8 minutes in the PM
R - Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center
Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes
A lot of these changes are long overdue, though it would've been nice is Sunday service to West Chester on the 104 were improved. Most of those trips on Sunday afternoon - at least the inbound trips - tend to fill up before the bus reaches Newtown Square. But, hey, it's a start...
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