Beyond the cancellations that SEPTA riders have been faced with since the start of the week, on Thursday morning commuters across the city saw additional delays as “signal issues” led to a slowdown across its SEPTA’s Regional Rail system.
The mass transit provider posted about the issues on social media at about 5:13 a.m. on Thursday.
Airport,Chestnut Hill East,Chestnut Hill West,Fox Chase,Doylestown,Media,Norristown,Thorndale,Trenton,Warminster,Newark,West Trenton: Expect delays of up to 30 minutes as we address signal issues affecting service in the Center City area.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) November 13, 2025
In the post, SEPTA officials said the signal issues impact: “Airport, Chestnut Hill East, Chestnut Hill West, Fox Chase, Doylestown, Media, Norristown, Thorndale, Trenton, Warminster, Newark, West Trenton.”
Officials also said that riders should “expect delays of up to 30 minutes as we address signal issues affecting service in the Center City area.”
But, already at about 5:30 a.m., some lines were seeing delays of over an hour while other trains were cancelled outright.
Trenton: Train #9701 going to Trenton is operating 73 minutes late. Last at Jefferson.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) November 13, 2025
Airport: Inbound train #402, scheduled to depart the Airport at 5:07 a.m., is canceled due to earlier signal issues.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) November 13, 2025
As of 5:51 a.m., SEPTA said the signal issues had been addressed.
But, “trains are operating with significant residual delays.”
SEPTA said that riders should check the status of their train on septa.org or the SEPTA app.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.