{"id":270715,"date":"2026-08-23T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270715\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:38:07","slug":"septa-kicks-off-sweeping-bus-overhaul-sunday-cutting-seven-routes-and-adding-two-new-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270715\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTA Kicks Off Sweeping Bus Overhaul Sunday, Cutting Seven Routes and Adding Two New Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia bus riders face significant changes starting Sunday, August 23, as SEPTA launches the first phase of its new bus network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/septa-new-bus-network-changes-routes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven routes will be eliminated and two new ones introduced<\/a>, with adjustments touching roughly 30 routes in total. Check your route before you board.<\/p>\n<p>The overhaul is the transit authority&#8217;s first comprehensive review of its bus system in its entire six-decade history.<\/p>\n<p>As CBS Philadelphia reported, the initiative was previously known as the &#8220;Bus Revolution&#8221; before being rebranded as the &#8220;New Bus Network.&#8221; The goal is a more efficient, reliable, and navigable system.<\/p>\n<p>Which Routes Are Being Eliminated<\/p>\n<p>According to CBS Philadelphia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/septa-new-bus-network-changes-routes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">routes 35, 47M, 62, 78, 80, 89, and 106 will be discontinued<\/a> beginning Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Six other routes will see reduced service rather than full elimination. Route 4 and Route 32 will both operate with fewer trips.<\/p>\n<p>Route 17 will no longer serve Packer Park, NRG Station, or the Navy Yard. South Philadelphia coverage disappears from Route 49, and Route 52 will no longer reach Gladwyne.<\/p>\n<p>Route 73 loses its overnight Owl service.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s New in the Network<\/p>\n<p>Two new routes are being introduced. Route 72 will link the Frankford Transit Center and Cedarbrook Plaza via Chelten Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>SEPTA also confirmed six route extensions as part of this first phase, though specific extension details were not fully outlined in initial announcements.<\/p>\n<p>This article on northeasttimes.com has more context on the broader scope of Sunday&#8217;s rollout: SEPTA Launches First Phase of Bus Network Redesign This Weekend, Affecting 30 Philadelphia Routes.<\/p>\n<p>Why Sunday&#8217;s Date Matters<\/p>\n<p>WPVI reported that SEPTA timed the launch one day before Philadelphia schools reopen.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Monroe, SEPTA&#8217;s director of customer information, told 6abc that the agency routinely makes service adjustments around the start of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe said <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/septa-urges-riders-check-routes-major-bus-network-changes-begin\/19704214\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13,000 new permanent signs are being installed<\/a> across the system to help riders navigate the changes.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the roughly 30 affected routes change Sunday, she added, with a smaller number shifting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of moving parts.<\/p>\n<p>Monroe urged riders to treat this weekend as a critical check-in moment, noting that SEPTA has never before conducted such a thorough review of all its bus routes to assess whether they match ridership demand and run as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n<p>How Riders Can Prepare<\/p>\n<p>SEPTA is directing riders to its updated trip planner, available on its website and mobile app, ahead of Sunday&#8217;s changes.<\/p>\n<p>Updated information is also posted at bus stops, listing current destinations for each route.<\/p>\n<p>What Comes Next<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s launch covers only the first phase of the redesign. More is coming. According to 6abc, a second phase is scheduled for February 2027, with a third phase planned for June of that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia bus riders face significant changes starting Sunday, August 23, as SEPTA launches the first phase of its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-270715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}