UPDATED: 3:04 p.m., Wednesday:
SEPTA released the following statement:
As of approximately 1 p.m. today, SEPTA has sold all 50,000 of the special Independence Passes that were available for Regional Rail travel to-and-from the Eagles Parade. Please note that Weekly and Monthly TrailPasses will also be accepted for parade-day travel, along with pre-purchased senior/reduced fares.
SEPTA is reminding riders that the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines are the best options for travel to-and-from the parade. Thanks to support from Independence Blue Cross, rides on both lines are free on Thursday. The Market-Frankford Line provides access to Center City from many suburban communities via 69th Street Transportation Center, with connections to the Norristown High Speed Line, the Routes 101 and 102 Trolley Lines, and multiple bus routes. The Market-Frankford Line also connects to outlying points with bus and trackless trolley service at Frankford Transportation Center. To get to the Broad Street Line, customers can connect from multiple bus routes at Fern Rock Transportation Center, Olney Transportation Center and other stations.
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Original Story:
Those looking to purchase $10 SEPTA Regional Rail passes for Thursday’s big Philadelphia Eagles celebration were not feeling too lucky Wednesday morning.
As of 9 a.m., SEPTA officials confirmed that passes were sold out at nearly all the Bucks County stations. However, a few remained at the Doylestown station.
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At 10:30 a.m., a limited number of passes will be made available at the Doylestown, Cornwells Heights and Langhorne stations, officials said. The Dolyestown and Langhorne stations will get 500 passes and Cornwells Heights will get 1,000.
Lines at the area SEPTA stations were spotted Tuesday and early Wednesday morning after passes went on sale. Parking was tight at the Langhorne station Tuesday around 4 p.m. as Eagles fans purchased transit passes in the station building.
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A LevittownNow.com reader said the line at the Langhorne station began forming an hour before the 5:15 a.m. ticket office opening Wednesday.
For celebration-day travel on Regional Rail, customers must have one of the following fare products: Weekly or Monthly TrailPass, an Independence Pass, or a pre-purchased senior/reduced fare ticket. Starting Tuesday, SEPTA began selling a special discounted Independence Pass for $10. The pass will be available at sales locations, and in limited numbers the day of the parade at open stations.
A limited number of Regional Rail stations will be open Thursday and providing service to Center City. The trains will either travel to Jefferson Station and 30th Street Station, both within walking distance of the Eagles celebration.
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On Tuesday, SEPTA officials said they will be operating inbound-only service on Regional Rail starting at 5 a.m. Thursday and switch to outbound-only service following the end of the parade. All Regional Rail service will end around 9 p.m. Thursday night.
