SEPTA

Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Rail and Transit

SEPTA
Stands forSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
CategoriesTransportation & Travel

SEPTA stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, a rail and transit abbreviation.

Public transit agency for Philadelphia and its suburbs, operating buses, trolleys, subway lines, Regional Rail commuter trains and the Norristown High Speed Line.

Example: SEPTA Regional Rail to the airport runs every half hour from Suburban Station.

Usage notes

Created in 1964. Philadelphia's Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines form its subway core, and its trolley network is one of the largest surviving in North America. Pronounced "SEP-tuh." Budget shortfalls have repeatedly forced the agency to propose deep service cuts.

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