Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
As dawn broke over the SEPTA’s Levittown Regional Rail Station Thursday morning, the normal group of commuters packed the platform to get into the city for school and work.
This week, the normal routine has featured a few more delays than usual due to SEPTA’s trolley, subway and bus service operators going on strike early Tuesday morning. As a result, the stations within the city limits seem to be packed beyond the usual crowds and suburban stations are seeing Regional Rail delays due to the strike by members of Transport Workers Union Local 234.
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For many riders, the ride home in the evening is more difficult than the ride in. Local riders told LevittownNow.com they’re seeing longer lines, packed platforms and strict ticketing services in the city on commutes home.
“It is definitely worse coming home,” said Rachel Mason, a Drexel University student who commutes from Levittown to Suburban Station in Center City every day.
“Honestly, I don’t notice it much in the morning,” said Andrew Gall, who lives in Levittown and rides the rails to work in Center City. “Suburban Station has been a mess though.”
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Several riders said Thursday that they are hopeful that the strike cones to an end before long. At the very least, they want it to end before next week.
By mid-morning Thursday, SEPTA and union officials were going back and forth in the press. While negotiations have been ongoing, the union has rejected SEPTA’s offers so far and the strike has no immediate end in sight.
