Philadelphia’s transit agency SEPTA proposed service cuts Thursday, and one of the “biggest changes, especially for fans of the Eagles, Sixers, Flyers, and Phillies, is the potential end of late-night service,” according to Gabriela Carroll of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. If the proposed cuts take effect, SEPTA said that all transit “would stop running at” 9pm EST, beginning in January. The proposed cuts could have a “massive impact throughout the region, including axing or limiting dozens of bus routes in the fall and closing five Regional Rail lines” in January. A Comcast-Spectacor spokesperson said in a joint statement, “The Phillies, Flyers, 76ers, and Eagles collectively share deep concerns about the potential impact of SEPTA’s proposed budget cuts.” SEPTA does not “plan any additional service or express service to the sports complex or for other special events, including the big slate of events” coming in 2026. According to a SEPTA spokesperson, the 9pm curfew “would end most post-event service for games and contests at the sports complex.” No extra service would run before or after games, and no trips would be scheduled after 9pm. In the past, sponsors have “stepped in to provide free service for fans on the Broad Street Line after Eagles games and some Phillies postseason games.” The cuts to express and special service are “proposed to take effect on Aug. 24,” which would impact a potential Phillies playoff run and the entire Eagles season (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 4/10).
Philadelphia’s SEPTA transit system’s proposed changes could impact city sporting events
