Construction Talk:
Gulph Mills Station Reconstruction Project

Reconstruction of Gulph Mills Station includes new waiting shelters and upgraded rail platforms. Gulph Mills Station provides an important link for commuters around the burgeoning employment areas of Conshohocken and King of Prussia.  Situated on the Route 100 Norristown High Speed Line, Gulph Mills is also a connection point to SEPTA bus routes 95, 124 and 125; as well as privately-run employee shuttles.  SEPTA crews have reconstructed the station into a modern, intermodal ADA-accessible facility helping to further encourage transit in the township of Upper Merion.   Two new bus shelters offer an expanded waiting area and bench seating. Change is evident upon pulling up to the station through two newly widened entrances off Trinity Lane.  A new shelter was constructed between these expanded entrances for waiting bus customers.  A second bus shelter, situated just below the northbound Route 100 track, was also reconstructed of matching materials.  Both shelters feature a large, illuminated waiting area, modern bench seating and trash receptacles.  Updated informational and directional signs, and a repaved parking surface add to the station’s fresh surroundings.    Workers around the foundation of a new Route 100 rail platform. Up along the rail tracks, new platforms have been installed for Route 100 customers.  Expanded waiting shelters sit prominently on each platform and feature similar amenities to the bus shelters.  The new platform areas were constructed on a steeper grade, requiring the addition of new architectural retaining walls adjacent to the northbound and southbound parking areas.  Upgrades made to the station’s drainage system are designed to prevent erosion.  The perimeter of the station is lined with fresh landscaping and ornamental iron fencing.   New shelters featuring modern amenities and fully accessible platforms. The most significant milestone resulting from this reconstruction is being able to provide our customers with another fully ADA-accessible SEPTA facility.  Each parking lot is now connected by pre-cast ramps to the new platforms of the Route 100.  The pedestrian underpass between platforms has been widened, and each bus shelter sidewalk area now includes tactile edges and curb cuts.  An Audio-Visual Public Address system provides updated travel information to waiting customers.   Complete ADA-accessibility includes pre-cast ramps to the station platforms and widening the pedestrian underpass between parking lots. Enhancing customer travel amenities at SEPTA stations is an important aspect of the Authority’s mission to attract and retain riders.  The rehabilitation of Gulph Mills Station is another fine example of the effort SEPTA has put forth to meeting this goal.   Gulph Mills Station is an intermodal link between the Route 100 Norristown High Speed Line and multiple SEPTA bus routes.

El Weekend Shutdown
This weekend's El shutdown begins on Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m. and continues through Monday, March 10, at 5 a.m.  Shuttle buses will substitute for El service.  During this time there will be NO El service at 69th Street, 63rd Street, 60th Street, 56th Street, or 52nd Street Station.  Shuttle buses will operate as an alternate to El service; 40th Street Station will be the last stop on the El.  Millbourne and 46th Street Station remain closed for reconstruction.

Clean Air Run
SEPTA is a proud sponsor of the Clean Air Council's 27th 5K Run for Clean Air, which will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008.  The 5K course is flat, fast and winds through the park along the Schuylkill River along Martin Luther King Drive (by the Philadelphia Museum of Art).  The run starts at 9:00 a.m. and registration begins at 7:30 a.m. but you can save $5 on the registration fee by registering in advance.

The Philadelphia Flower Show
SEPTA is offering discounted admission tickets plus a special $9 Bouquet Pass – providing all-day, unlimited travel on SEPTA – for attendees of this year’s show.  Flower Show prices vary by day, but purchasing discounted admission tickets can save you up to $5!  The Bouquet Pass is not valid for any travel to or from Trenton, NJ and is not valid on any AM peak hour Regional Rail train.  Additional information regarding SEPTA service, Flower Show tickets and passes is available.

Additional weekday service will be offered for customers on the Regional Rail lines between Lansdale or Malvern and Center City Philadelphia.  Trains will operate about every 30-minutes throughout the midday.  Ticket office hours are also being extended along these Regional Rail lines.  Please consult the special Lansdale/Doylestown Line or Paoli/Thorndale Line schedules for this additional travel information.

Public Hearing on SEPTA's Fiscal Year 2009 Operating
Budget and Fiscal Years 2010-2014 Financial Plan
SEPTA has scheduled public hearings on SEPTA’s Proposed Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2009 (Fiscal Year 2009) and Five Year Financial Plan.  More information on hearing dates and locations.

Good Friday (March 21) Holiday Schedules
Holiday schedules in effect on Good Friday, March 21, are available for preview. 

Community Meeting for Route 11 Track Renewal Project
SEPTA plans to excavate, renew and repave approximately 4,000 feet of trolley track along Woodland Avenue between 60th Street to 68th Street. An open forum will be held 6:00pm on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the 12th District Police Station Roll Call Room, 65th & Woodland Avenue. Visit the Southwest CDC website for additional community information.

Comment on Route 150, 205 and 306 Proposals
SEPTA proposes to make permanent experimental Route 150 operating between Plymouth Meeting Mall and Philadelphia Park Race Track & Casino as well as to make Routes 205 and 306 permanent.  SEPTA will hold public hearings concerning these Tariffs and is currently seeing public comments regarding these proposals.

Next SEPTA Participated Event
SEPTA appears at events around the region to promote the benefits of riding transit.  Our Events page has a complete listing of those upcoming events.