October 25, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Midday train service on SEPTA’s R5 Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail line will operate hourly between Doylestown and Glenside Stations for approximately nine weeks beginning Monday, October 30 to accommodate a construction project. Normal service will be operated between Glenside and Center City Philadelphia.

During the project, R5 Lansdale-Doylestown train service will operate on a single-track between Gwynedd Valley and Glenside Stations to allow the installation of new inbound and outbound canopies at Fort Washington Station. The project will primarily impact off-peak weekday service from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

In addition to midday adjustments, some early morning inbound and outbound R5 Lansdale-Doylestown trains will be retimed to accommodate increased ridership at several stations and to separate train movements at Lansdale.

Passengers should obtain new R5 Lansdale-Doylestown schedules to be available at all Center City stations or online. In addition, SEPTA representatives will be on-site at affected stations along the R5 line to distribute information prior to the changes. Passengers will also find posters at stations and informational leaflets on trains notifying them of the upcoming changes.

R5 Lansdale-Doylestown mid-day service modifications include:

Inbound (to Center City) R5 Lansdale-Doylestown train service will be modified to operate hourly from Lansdale Station at 9:52 a.m., 10:51 a.m., 11:51 a.m., 12:51 p.m., 1:51 p.m. and 2:51 p.m. during the project. Regular inbound R5 train service from Lansdale will resume with the trip scheduled to leave Lansdale Station at 3:21 p.m.

Outbound (to Lansdale) R5 Lansdale/Doylestown train service will operate hourly from Suburban Station at 9:17 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 1:20 p.m. and 2:20 p.m. Regular outbound R5 train service from Center City will resume with the trip schedule to leave Suburban Station at 2:50 p.m.

Additionally, the first two morning outbound trains from Center City Philadelphia scheduled to leave Suburban Station at 5:37 a.m. and 6:10 a.m. on current schedules will instead leave seven minutes earlier at 5:30 a.m. and three minutes earlier at 6:07 a.m. respectively.

Two morning inbound trains scheduled to leave Doylestown Station in the morning at 6:15 a.m. and 7:07 a.m. on current schedules have also been modified to leave three minutes earlier at 6:12 a.m. and two minutes earlier at 7:05 a.m. respectively.

Passengers may call the SEPTA Customer Service Department at 215-580-7800 for all service information.