March 29, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, PA — SEPTA will operate weekend shuttle buses on a portion of R3 Media/Elwyn regional rail line due to a railroad maintenance project.

The shuttle buses will operate on Saturday & Sunday (March 21 & April 1) between Elwyn and Swarthmore Stations and make stops at Media, Moylan-Rose Valley, Wallingford and Swarthmore en route.

The project is necessary as SEPTA removes vegetation and performs other maintenance procedures along the railroad right-of-way. SEPTA regularly performs various maintenance projects to improve reliability and provide more efficient service for riders.

The project will impact R3 Media/Elwyn service from approximately 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday and from approximately 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday. Special R3 schedules will be in affect and posted at impacted R3 stations. The schedules, which include shuttle bus stop locations, are also at Center City stations and online.

*Saturday, March 31
Regular inbound (to Philadelphia) service will operate for the first train scheduled to leave Elwyn Station at 6:22 a.m. Shuttle buses will then operate in place of trains between 7:03 a.m. and 6:03 p.m. leaving Elwyn Station 19 minutes earlier than current train times. Normal train service between Elwyn and Center City Philadelphia will resume with the train scheduled to leave Elwyn at 7:22 p.m.

For outbound service (to Elwyn), passengers will board regularly scheduled trains from Center City Philadelphia. Riders traveling beyond Swarthmore, however, will transfer to shuttle buses to continue to Elwyn.

*Sunday, April 1
Inbound service (to Philadelphia) will operate with shuttle buses between 8:03 a.m. and 6:03 p.m. leaving Elwyn Station 19 minutes earlier than current train times. Normal train service between Elwyn and Center City Philadelphia will resume with the train schedule to leave Elwyn at 7:22 p.m.

For outbound service (to Elwyn), passengers will board regularly scheduled trains from Center City Philadelphia. Riders traveling beyond Swarthmore, however, will transfer to shuttle buses to continue to Elwyn.

Passengers should anticipate 30 minutes of additional travel time due to the shuttle buses. The SEPTA Customer Service Department is available at (215) 580-7800 for additional information.