2008 Service Expansion Initiatives

Additional Peak Hour Service
Route	Location	Service Initiative	Implementation Date
Paoli/Thorndale (R5)	Thorndale to Temple University	Weekday Train #514 will originate from Thorndale	September 8, 2008
8	Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM	November 3, 2008
31	Overbrook Park to Center City	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes in the AM and to every 15 minutes in the PM	November 3, 2008
56	Tacony to Nicetown	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes	November 3, 2008
57	South Philadelphia to Fern Rock Transportation Center	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 5 minutes in the AM	November 3, 2008
93	Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes	November 3, 2008
201	Fort Washington Station (R5) to Fort Washington Office Center	Create 14 new Weekday roundtrips to connect with peak Lansdale-Doylestown trains	November 3, 2008
J	Bridesburg to Germantown	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes in the PM	November 3, 2008
K	East Falls to Arrott Terminal	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to 8 minutes in the PM	November 3, 2008

Additional Off-Peak Hour Service
Route	Location	Service Initiative	Implementation Date
101	69th Street Terminal to Media	Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes	August 25, 2008
102	69th Street Terminal to Sharon Hill	Improve Weekday, mid-day service to every 20 minutes	August 25, 2008
105	69th Street Terminal to Ardmore	Establish Weekday evening service operating every 60 minutes	August 25, 2008
113	69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook	Establish Weekday, mid-day service between 69th Street Terminal and Darby to operate every 15 minutes	August 25, 2008
105	69th Street Terminal to Ardmore	Establish Saturday evening service operating every 60 minutes	August 30, 2008
111	69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford	Extend Saturday service from Granite Run Mall to Chadds Ford to operate every 60 minutes	August 30, 2008
120	69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University	Improve Saturday limited service (3 round trips) to operate every 2 hours	August 30, 2008
28	Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center	Adjust Sunday service to every 60 minutes (same as Saturdays)	August 31, 2008
37	South Philadelphia to Eastwick and Chester	Provide Daily Owl service to Philadelphia International Airport and Harrah’s Casino from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.	August 31, 2008
93	Norristown Transportation Center to Pottstown	Extend two Sunday evening trips from Collegeville to Pottstown	August 31, 2008
96	Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale	Extend Sunday evening service from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.	August 31, 2008
99	Norristown Transportation Center to Phoenixville	Extend Sunday evening service from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.	August 31, 2008
100	69th Street Terminal to Norristown	Improve Sunday service to every 20 minutes	August 31, 2008
105	69th Street Terminal to Ardmore	Establish Sunday evening service to operate every 60 minutes	August 31, 2008
111	69th Street Terminal to Chadds Ford	Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes	August 31, 2008
120	69th Street Terminal to Cheyney University	Improve Sunday limited service (3 round trips) to every 2 hours	August 31, 2008
129	Oxford Valley Mall to Morrell Park	Establish Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes	August 31, 2008
8	Olney Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center	Add Weekday, mid-day service to every 30 minutes	September 2, 2008
26	Germantown to Olney and Frankford Transportation Center	Operate Weekday evening service to Frankford Transportation Center every 30 minutes between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.	September 2, 2008
31	Overbrook Park to Center City	Improve Mid-Day Weekday service to 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.	September 2, 2008
40	West Park to Society Hill	Adjust Mid-Day Weekday service to every 15 minutes, and evenings to every 20 minutes	September 2, 2008
70	Torresdale and Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center	Improve Weekday evenings and Weekend service to every 20 minutes until 11 p.m.	September 2, 2008
K	East Falls to Arrott Terminal	Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.	September 6, 2008
R	Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center	Improve service on Saturdays to every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.	September 6, 2008
Paoli/Thorndale (R5)	Temple University to Thorndale	Add late trains from Center City to Paoli/Malvern to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays	September 12, 2008
Norristown (R6)	30th Street Station to Norristown	Add late trains from Elm Street to Center City to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays & Saturdays	September 12, 2008
Chestnut Hill East/Trenton (R7)	Temple University to Trenton, NJ	Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Fridays	September 12, 2008
Chestnut Hill East/Trenton (R7)	Temple University to Trenton, NJ	Add late trains between Center City and Trenton to operate after 12 Midnight on Saturdays	September 13, 2008
7	Strawberry Mansion to Pier 70	Adjust Saturdays & Sunday service to every 20 minutes	November 1, 2008
58	Somerton and Neshaminy Mall to Frankford Transportation Center	Improve Saturday service to every 12 minutes, and Sunday service to every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.	November 3, 2008

Service to Address Overcrowding
Route	Location	Service Initiative	Implementation Date
96	Norristown Transportation Center to Lansdale	Improve Weekday service to every 30 minutes	August 25, 2008
108	69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS	Extend all Weekend trips from 67th & Elmwood to Airport. Create 30 minute service in southwest Philadelphia	August 30, 2008
113	69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook	Improve Saturday evening service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center	August 30, 2008
125	Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge	Add six new roundtrips and improving service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.	August 30, 2008
113	69th Street Terminal to Marcus Hook	Improve Sunday service to every 30 minutes between 69th Street Terminal and Chester Transportation Center	August 31, 2008
124	Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook	Add six new roundtrips and increase service to every 20 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.	August 31, 2008
125	Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge	Add six new roundtrips and increase Sunday service to every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.	August 31, 2008
R	Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center	On Sundays, operate every 15 minutes from start of service until 7 p.m. Operate every 20 minutes between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.	August 31, 2008
14	Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy and Oxford Valley Malls	Switch Weekday service to all articulated buses	September 2, 2008
17	South Philadelphia to Penn's Landing	Increase Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 3 minutes (AM/Northbound) and to every 4 minutes (PM/Southbound)	September 2, 2008
26	Germantown to Olney and Frankford Transportation Center	Improve Weekday, Peak Hour service to every 8 minutes (AM/PM, Eastbound/Westbound)	September 2, 2008
47	Olney to South Philadelphia	Extend Weekday, Peak Hour service to operate from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.	September 2, 2008
70	Torresdale and Tacony to Fern Rock Transportation Center	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to average every 3 minutes between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.	September 2, 2008
21/42	Route 21: 69th Street Terminal to Penn's Landing, Route 42: Wycombe and West Philadelphia to Penn's Landing	Extended Weekday, Peak Hour frequency to every 8 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.	September 2, 2008
124	Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook	Add two new Saturday roundtrips to increase service to every 20 minutes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.	September 6, 2008
18	Cedarbrook to Lawndale and Fox Chase	Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and Weekday PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes.	November 3, 2008
23	Chestnut Hill to South Philadelphia	Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 6 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes	November 3, 2008
53	West Mt. Airy to Hunting Park	Increase Weekday seating capacity with 40 foot buses	November 3, 2008
94	Chestnut Hill to Montgomery Mall	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.	November 3, 2008
104	69th Street Terminal to West Chester University	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.	November 3, 2008
108	69th Street Terminal to Philadelphia International Airport, Airport Business Center or UPS	Improve Weekday AM and PM Peak Hour service to every 4 minutes	November 3, 2008
109	69th Street Terminal to Chester Transportation Center	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to every 15 minutes from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.	November 3, 2008
112	69th Street Terminal to Delaware County Community College	Improve Weekday Peak Hour service to DCCC to every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.	November 3, 2008
124	Center City to King of Prussia or Chesterbrook	Add two new Weekday AM peak westbound trips to improve service to every 20 minutes between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.	November 3, 2008
125	Center City to King of Prussia or Valley Forge	Add Weekday trips at Mall closing time to improve service average to every 10 minutes between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.	November 3, 2008
R	Wissahickon Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center	Improve Weekday AM Peak Hour service to every 7 minutes and PM Peak Hour service to every 10 minutes	November 3, 2008