Commuters who rely on SEPTA’s Regional Rail lines will see significant service interruptions on Wednesday after a train derailed along the Manayunk-Norristown line overnight. <\/p>\n
According to SEPTA officials, the incident happened at about midnight as a train along the Manayunk-Norristown line derailed just north of the North Broad Street Station in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Norristown: Service is suspended until further notice due to mechanical issues. Find alternate routes here or use the Trip Planner on https:\/\/t.co\/9SFObJGg1v<\/a> or in the SEPTA App. https:\/\/t.co\/ZRdaJH9BXK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SEPTA (@SEPTA) July 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The incident happened in, what officials called, a “low-speed situation” when the rear wheels of the train skipped off the tracks. <\/p>\n Officials said 47 people were on board when the incident occurred and there were no reported injuries. <\/p>\n Impact on the morning commute<\/p>\n However, because of the derailment, there was a significant impact on Regional Rail services throughout the city early Wednesday and that impact was expected to be felt throughout the day.<\/p>\n As of about 6 a.m., officials said, these are the impacted lines:<\/p>\n Lines out of service until further notice<\/p>\n Manayunk-Norristown<\/p>\n Fox Chase<\/p>\n Chestnut Hill East<\/p>\n Stopping at Fern Rock — passengers can transfer to Broad Street Line<\/p>\n Lansdale-Doylestown<\/p>\n Warminster<\/p>\n West Trenton<\/p>\n Operating to and from Suburban Station — no service to Jefferson Station<\/p>\n Airport<\/p>\n Media\/Wawa<\/p>\n Wilmington\/Newark<\/p>\n Paoli\/Thorndale<\/p>\n Passengers looking to travel to Center City will need to use Suburban Station or transfer to the L — the Market-Frankford Line — at City Hall, SEPTA said.<\/p>\n Remaining lines, officials said, will terminate at Suburban Station.<\/p>\n The train involved in the derailment remained at a junction in North Philly early Wednesday as crews were working to address the situation.<\/p>\n Officials with SEPTA did not immediately say when service might be restored across the system. <\/p>\n Wednesday morning’s train derailment comes just hours after a CSX train derailed in Bensalem<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon. <\/p>\n In that case, at least 13 trains derailed while traveling the the tracks at East Bristol Road and Grove Avenue near the Neshaminy Falls Train Station, officials said.<\/p>\n