SEPTA to Operate Shuttle Buses this Weekend on the El

Shuttle Buses Also Scheduled for Nine Consecutive Days from July 14-24

July 6, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTA’s Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project (MSE) resumes this weekend (July 7-10) with shuttle buses operating in place of trains between 69th Street Terminal and 40th Street Station.

The shuttle buses will replace train service beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 7 through 5 a.m. on Monday, July 10.

SEPTA will also operate shuttle bus service on this portion of the El for nine consecutive days from July 14 to July 24 as work crews continue the demolition and reconstruction of the El’s nearly century-old structure.

For riders using the Market-Frankford Line to travel into Center City this weekend, shuttle buses will leave 69th Street Terminal (69th & Market Streets) and travel on Chestnut Street from 63rd to 45th Streets, back to Market Street, and then to 40th Street Station where riders will transfer to the El.

From Center City, regular El service will operate to 46th Street Station. Riders traveling beyond 46th Street will transfer to shuttle buses at 40th Street Station. Shuttle buses will leave 40th & Market Streets and continue on 40th Street to Walnut Street, Walnut Street to 63rd Street, and back on Market Street to 69th Street Terminal.

Shuttle buses will make stops on Chestnut and Walnut Streets at 46th, 52nd, 56th, 60th, 63rd Streets and Millbourne Avenue. Market-Frankford Line trains will continue to operate about every 10 to 15 minutes between 46th Street Station and Frankford Transportation Center during the weekend.

Market-Frankford Line trains will continue to operate about every 10 to 15 minutes between 46th Street Station and Frankford Transportation Center during the weekend.

The extensive MSE project is one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by SEPTA. It includes the construction of six new stations and a new single-column support structure for the El between 46th Street in West Philadelphia and Millbourne Station in eastern Delaware County.

SEPTA’s Community Information Center is located at 5344 Chestnut Street and provides passengers, residents, and businesses with information regarding the project. The Center is open six days a week and is also accessible by telephone at 215-748-5700. Information on all SEPTA service is available on this site or by telephone at 215-580-7800.