June 1, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Weekend travel on several SEPTA regional rail lines will be impacted beginning Friday, June 2 due to the ongoing Wayne Junction to Glenside track & signal project.

The project is installing new communication and signal systems and track switches along the busy railroad corridor in order to provide more efficient train service for riders.

As a result of the project, weekend service on regional rail Routes R1 Airport/Glenside, R2 Warminster, R3 West Trenton and R5 Lansdale-Doylestown will be altered as follows:

*R1 Airport/Glenside, R2 Warminster, R5 Lansdale-Doylestown
Saturday & Sunday – shuttle buses will operate in place of train service between Glenside and Fern Rock Stations and make stops at intermediate stations en route.

Inbound (to Philadelphia) R2 trains will leave Warminster Station at 5:02 a.m., 5:39 a.m., 6:05 a.m. and then 18 minutes after the hour between 7:18 a.m. and 9:18 p.m. The last inbound train will leave Warminster at 10:03 p.m. Outbound (to Warminster) riders will transfer to waiting shuttle buses at Fern Rock.

Inbound (to Philadelphia) R5 trains will leave Doylestown Station at 42 minutes after the hour between 5:42 a.m. and 9:42 p.m., with the last inbound train leaving Doylestown at 11:10 p.m. Outbound (to Doylestown) riders will transfer to waiting shuttle buses at Fern Rock.

Additionally, R1 Airport service will be altered as follows:

Friday – the last train leaving Suburban Station at 12:35 a.m. will operate with shuttle bus service between Fern Rock and Glenside Stations.

Monday – shuttle bus service will operate between Glenside and Fern Rock Stations for the first train scheduled to leave Glenside at 4:29 a.m. on current schedules. The bus will instead leave Glenside at 4:09 a.m. so passengers can arrive in Center City and the airport at approximately the same time as the current schedule.

*R3 West Trenton
Saturday & Sunday – shuttle buses will substitute for train service between Noble and Fern Rock Stations and make stops at intermediate stations.

Inbound (to Philadelphia) R3 trains will leave West Trenton Station 30 minutes earlier than current train times with the exception of the last train, which will leave at 10:58 p.m. Outbound (to West Trenton) riders will transfer to waiting shuttle buses at Fern Rock.

Passengers should plan accordingly as the shuttle buses may add up to 40 minutes to each trip. Special schedules for the impacted regional rail lines are available at stations and online. Passengers may call the SEPTA Customer Service Department at 215-580-7800 for service information.