SEPTA
Public transportation authority
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| 2024 | General manager Leslie Richards resigned. |
| December 2024 | SEPTA began a limited pilot program for NFC payments on Regional Rail (excluding Trenton and West Trenton stations), with plans for general availability in 2025. |
| December 1 2024 | SEPTA raised electronic payment fares from $2 to $2.50 to match the cash base rate. Regional Rail fares were also raised to present levels on this date. |
| January 1 2024 | SEPTA stopped accepting tokens at vehicle fareboxes and fare kiosks, completing the phase-out of token-based fare payment. |
| 2023 | The transfer point with DART at the Tri-State Mall was moved to the Claymont Transportation Center. |
| 2023 | Under Act 89, SEPTA's funding from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was reduced to $50,000,000 for the fiscal year. |
| 2023 | SEPTA became the sole U.S. transit authority operating all five major types of terrestrial transit vehicles after Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority discontinued trolleybuses, ending their shared unique status. |
| September 29 2023 | SEPTA made contactless NFC payment feature available to the general public for transit rides. |
| July 2023 | SEPTA launched a limited pilot program for contactless payments using NFC-enabled credit cards, digital wallets, phones, and smart watches. |
| June 2023 | SEPTA budgeted $40 million for the SEPTA Metro rebranding and upgraded its website in preparation for the 2024 rollout. |
| May 2023 | Charles Lawson was officially appointed as the chief of the SEPTA Transit Police, following his tenure as acting chief. |
| 2022 | SEPTA adds largest batch of New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid buses, with 220 buses in fleet series 3525-3744, currently being delivered. |
| December 2022 | After a limited pilot program, SEPTA released the Key Tix mobile ticketing feature to the general public, enabling widespread use of electronic tickets across their transit system. |
| August 2022 | SEPTA introduced Key Tix, a mobile electronic ticketing system allowing riders to purchase and use transit tickets through Android and iOS apps, featuring QR code scanning at turnstiles and supporting multiple passenger use. |
| July 2022 | Charles Lawson began serving as acting chief of the SEPTA Transit Police. |
| 2021 | SEPTA continues bus fleet expansion with 115 New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid buses in series 3410-3524. |
| 2021 | SEPTA placed an order for 220 New Flyer XDE40 buses with an option for 120 additional buses to replace New Flyer D40LF and DE40LF buses. |
| 2021 | SEPTA reported total operating expenses of $1,530,984,000 for the fiscal year, with labor and fringe benefits accounting for 71.1% of the total expenses. |
| September 2021 | Concluded lean bench trials and removed the benches from stations. |
| September 2021 | SEPTA proposed rebranding their rail transit services as the 'SEPTA Metro' to improve system navigation. |
| April 1 2021 | Previously purchased paper tickets were no longer accepted on SEPTA Regional Rail trains. |
| 2020 | Annual ridership totaled 223.5 million individual rides, including 17.1 million on suburban network, 26.3 million on regional rail, and 180.1 million on city transit network. |
| 2020 | Permanent welding repairs conducted on all Market–Frankford Line M-4 cars, including those temporarily fixed in 2017, to resolve ongoing steel beam cracking issues. |
| 2020 | SEPTA began rebuilding PCC cars on Route 15, with plans to add plastic seating when they return in 2023. |
| 2020 | SEPTA discontinued sales of paper tickets for Regional Rail services. |
| 2020 | SEPTA increases New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid bus fleet with 115 buses in series 3295-3409. |
| October 2020 | Began trials of lean benches at some stations, claiming it was to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Mid-March marked the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, which significantly impacted SEPTA's ridership, causing a 24% decrease from 2019 levels. |
| February 2020 | The Proterra battery electric buses were sidelined due to a reported defect in the buses' plastic chassis causing cracking problems. |
| 2019 | Krapf's Route 205 (Paoli Station to Chesterbrook) was merged into SEPTA's Route 206 (Paoli Station to Great Valley). |
| 2019 | SEPTA completes a period of ridership decline, with total passenger trips reduced by 13% since 2014. |
| 2019 | SEPTA adds 100 New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid buses in fleet series 3195-3294. |
| 2018 | SEPTA continues expanding New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid bus fleet with 105 buses in series 3090-3194. |
| April 30 2018 | SEPTA discontinued token sales and began removing token vending machines from transit stations, marking the end of an era for Philadelphia's traditional transit fare payment method. |
| 2017 | Emergency welding performed on 90 Market–Frankford Line M-4 cars to address cracking steel beams. |
| 2017 | SEPTA introduces two new bus models: Proterra Catalyst BE40 battery-electric buses (25 buses in fleet series 900-924, currently sidelined) and New Flyer XDE40 diesel-electric hybrid buses (90 buses in fleet series 3000-3089). |
| 2016 | SEPTA launched a pilot program to introduce battery electric buses on routes 29 and 79, ordering 25 Proterra buses with two overhead fast-charging stations using a $2.6-million Federal Transit Administration grant. |
| 2016 | SEPTA adds New Flyer MiDi diesel buses, fleet series 4600-4634, totaling 35 buses. |
| July 2016 | A critical structural flaw was discovered during an emergency inspection, affecting over 95% of the 120 Silverliner V train cars. SEPTA announced system capacity would be reduced by up to 50%, potentially impacting transportation during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. |
| 2014 | Beginning of a period of ridership decline, with SEPTA experiencing a 13% decrease in total passenger trips up to 2019. |
| 2013 | Act 89 was signed into law, which significantly altered SEPTA's funding structure by reducing annual funding from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission from $180,000,000 to eventually $0. |
| 2013 | SEPTA introduces two new hybrid bus models: Nova Bus LFSA HEV (185 buses in fleet series 7300-7484) and Nova Bus LFS HEV (90 buses in fleet series 8600-8689). |
| June 2013 | Stopped using sex identification markers on monthly transit passes following criticisms from transgender and gender-queer groups. |
| July 2012 | Voted the best large transit agency in North America by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). |
| 2011 | SEPTA adds more New Flyer DE40LFR diesel-electric hybrid buses, fleet series 8460-8559, with 96 buses currently in service. |
| 2010 | Service between West Chester and Brandywine Town Center on Route 306 was discontinued due to low ridership. |
| 2010 | Built the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) station at Fox Chase terminal. |
| 2010 | SEPTA introduces New Flyer DE40LFR diesel-electric hybrid buses, fleet series 8340-8459, with 78 buses currently in service. |
| October 29 2010 | SEPTA introduced the first Silverliner V cars into service, marking the first new electric multiple units purchased for the Regional Rail system since 1976 and the first such purchase by SEPTA. |
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