SEPTA’s first fare increase in three years will take effect this Monday, July 1, 2013. The changes were approved by the SEPTA Board in May.
In keeping with the recommendations of the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission, SEPTA has adopted a policy of fare increases every three years. SEPTA has followed these guidelines by enacting fare increases in July of each new fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2007, 2010, and now July 2013 to coincide with the start of fiscal year 2014.
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Cash payment to ride SEPTA buses, transit and trolley will cost $2.25, token will cost $1.80 for single rides. Weekly Trans Passes will now cost $24.00 and riders will pay $94.0o for monthly passes. Seniors, 65 and over can ride buses free by displaying their Medicare Card. The fare on regional rail will remain at $1.00.
For those with disabilities, on bus, subway trolley fares remain at $1.00 and 50 percent of off regional rail by displaying PA Disability Transit Card.
Locally, outside of the fare increase, there were no changes noted in the terms of service on the lines serving the Lower Bucks area.
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The new plan contains fare adjustments for services throughout the SEPTA transit system, including the first increase to the base cash fare since 2001. As part of the effort to simplify fares and introduce an “open” fare payment and collection system under the New Payment Technology (NPT) program, extra fare zone charges will be eliminated on dozens of transit routes, and there will be some consolidation of zones on Regional Rail.
In addition, gender stickers will be eliminated on all passes for transit and the regional rail system.
