October 25, 2006
 
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" service is set for the Philadelphia Eagles/Jacksonville Jaguars football game on Sunday, October 29, at Lincoln Financial Field.

For the scheduled 1 p.m. kickoff, SEPTA Broad Street Line Sports Express trains will leave Fern Rock Transportation Center every ten minutes between 10:10 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. en route to Pattison Station and Lincoln Financial Field. Broad Street Line service remains the best way for Eagles fans to avoid the time-consuming gridlock and costly parking in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex area on game day.

Sports Express trains stop only at the Olney Transportation Center, Erie, Girard, Spring Garden, Race-Vine, City Hall and Walnut-Locust Stations en route to Pattison Station and the Sports Complex.The express trip from City Hall to the Sports Complex takes only about eight minutes.Local and express Broad Street Line trains are also in service throughout the day.

Philadelphia Parking Authority officials report the average cost to park in a lot in the Sports Complex area on Eagles game day is $20.00. In addition, the average parking violation has gone up from $25.00 to $30.00! For just the cost of a two-pack of SEPTA tokens ($2.60), fans can keep more money in their pockets and avoid the aggravation while traveling the Broad Street Line to the game.

In addition, on Eagles game days, fans traveling to the Sports Complex can also take advantage of the specially discounted $5.00 parking rate available at one of the five city-operated parking lots in Center City and then transfer to the Broad Street Line.SEPTA tokens can be purchased at the parking lots, which are all only a short walk away from the Broad Street Line City Hall Station.

The parking lots include:

• AutoPark - JFK Plaza Garage - 15^th & Arch Streets
• AutoPark - Center City Lot - 15^th & Arch Streets
• Gateway Garage - 15^th & Vine Streets
• AutoPark - Gallery Mall - 10^th & Filbert Streets
• AutoPark - Jefferson - 10^th & Ludlow Streets

To make the subway trip more convenient, SEPTA will open the lower level platform at Pattison Station before and after the game allowing for easier travel into and out of the station.After the game fans will find trains standing by to provide local and express service back to Fern Rock.

The SEPTA Broad Street Line is the best route to several other events at the Sports Complex this weekend including a concert at the Wachovia Center at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 27; the Temple-Bowling Green football game at Lincoln Financial Field at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins game at the Wachovia Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, and a 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia Phantom’s-Hershey Bears hockey game on Sunday October 29, at the Wachovia Center.

For additional information call SEPTA Customer Service at (215) 580-7800. For information about the city-owned parking lots call Linda Miller at the Philadelphia Parking Authority at (215) 683-9675.