The Visit PA New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront features two shows, one at 6 pm and the second at midnight, over the Delaware River. To avoid traffic, take the [L] Market-Frankford Line to 2nd Street Station or Bus Routes 5, 12, 17, 21, 25, 33 or 42.

New Year’s Eve Modified Service & Bus Detours

On New Year’s Eve, Regional Rail trains operate on a weekday schedule with special late-night service. The late-night New Year’s Eve schedules include added service on the following lines:

• Chestnut Hill East Line
• Fox Chase Line
• Lansdale/Doylestown Line
• Manayunk/Norristown Line
• Media/Wawa Line
• Paoli/Thorndale Line (to Malvern Station only)
• Trenton Line
• Warminster Line
• West Trenton Line
• Wilmington/Newark Line (to Marcus Hook Station only)

Find specific New Year’s Eve train times for each Regional Rail line. Please consult regular schedules for other information such as earlier trains arriving in Center City, fare zones and wheelchair accessibility.

All Metro lines operate on a weekday schedule. Additional trains on the [B] Broad Street Line and [L] Market-Frankford Line will operate before and after the New Year’s Eve fireworks at Penn’s Landing, with late night trains available.

Select bus routes operate on a modified weekday schedule, PDF schedules are available on septa.org. All other bus routes run weekday levels of service with no school trips.

In preparation for the Mummers Parade, the following bus routes will be detoured beginning at 8:15 am on 15^th Street between JFK Boulevard and Chestnut Street: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 62, 124, 125, B1 Owl and L1 Owl. Always refer to SEPTA’s Alerts and Detours page for the details and the latest information.

LL Cool J on the Parkway

This year, Philadelphia will be ringing in the new year with its first-ever outdoor concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. And who better to headline than hip-hop legend LL Cool J? Gates open at 6 pm so grab your warmest coat and head to the Art Museum for the show, which begins at 8 pm and features guests like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Adam Blackstone, Dorothy and Technician The DJ.

New Year’s Day Schedules

On New Year’s Day, Regional Rail, Metro and buses operate on a Sunday schedule.

Bus route 204 does not run on New Year’s Day.

The SEPTA app allows you to think ahead with an integrated trip planner, view nearby stations and routes, save your favorite routes and much more; available to download in the App Store or Google Play Store.

View alerts, advisories and detours across the system. To get the latest service news, call Customer Service at 215-580-7800 or follow SEPTA @SEPTA. Customer Service operates normal hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 6 team is nearing the end of the 2025 construction season that will include 56 new contracts worth more than $1.2 billion, to improve travel and safety on state highways and bridges across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

“This year we continued to advance our infrastructure program with 128 projects underway worth more than $3.4 billion across the region,” said PennDOT District 6 Executive Din Abazi. “This investment highlights our progress, care, and commitment to building, preserving, and improving safety and dependability on our roadway network. We thank the public for their patience throughout the construction season and thank our team and industry partners for their diligence and dedication delivering these projects.”

PennDOT has been hard at work improving Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges throughout the year, improving more than 5,700 miles of road, including over 1,700 miles of paving, and beginning work to repair, replace, or preserve 396 bridges from January through November of this year.

Under the Shapiro administration, 17,722 miles of roadway have been improved and work has advanced on 1,540 state and local bridges.

Overall highlights in the 2025 construction season for District 6 from January through mid-December include:

• 56 projects put out to bid totaling $1.26 billion
• 31 construction contracts completed or substantially completed for highway, bridge, and other improvements through PennDOT’s private-sector partners.
• 36 bridges were replaced or preserved.
•  200 miles paved.
• 246 miles of roadway maintenance performed.

Some of the most notable projects that were completed or substantially completed this year include:

• U.S. 1 RC2 Improvement Project, Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County, $116 million.
• Route 309/63 Connector Phase 2, Franconia and Hatfield townships, Montgomery County, $43.2 million.
• South Creek Road Bridge Replacement, Pennsbury Township, Chester County and Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, $15.4 million.
• Elm Street/Markley Street over Stony Creek Bridge Rehabilitation, Norristown, Montgomery County, $7.9 million.
• Route 82 (Doe Run Road) Bridge Replacement, West Marlborough Township, Chester County, $1.3 million.

Some of the most notable projects that began construction or were bid this year include:

• I-95 Reconstruction Section BR3, Philadelphia, $356.4 million.
•  I-95 Reconstruction Section AF3, Philadelphia, $311.3 million.
• Girard Point Bridge Improvements, Philadelphia, $261.4 million.
• U.S. 322 over CSX Bridge Replacement, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, $63.4 million.
• Ridge Pike and Germantown Pike Intersection Improvements, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, $26.2 million.
• Brownsville Road Bridge Replacement, Lower Southampton and Middletown townships, Bucks County, $11.2 million.
• U.S. 30 (Exton Bypass) Sinkhole Remediation, West Whiteland and East Caln townships, Chester County, $6.8 million.

Some of the most notable projects that continued construction this year include:

• I-95 CAP, Philadelphia, $329 million.
• U.S. 322 Improvement Project, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, $99.4 million.
• U.S. 422 Improvement Project, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, $83.6 million.
• Route 420 Bridge Replacements, Prospect Park Borough and Tinicum Township, Delaware County, $35.8 million.
• Five-Points Intersection Safety Improvement Project, Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, $14.2 million.
• U.S. 202/Route 926 Intersection Safety Improvement Project, Thornbury and Westtown townships, Chester County, $2.9 million.

Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

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On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, all modes will operate on modified service schedules. Make sure to check your route schedule for exact train, trolley and bus times.

Keep an eye out for SEPTA FESTIBUSES roaming your neighborhood for the first time ever this holiday season. Decorated SEPTA vehicles pick up passengers thru Wednesday, December 31. You can track the decorated buses and trolleys here!

Christmas Eve Modified Service Schedules

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), Metro and Regional Rail operate on a normal weekday schedule. Select bus routes operate on a modified weekday schedule, PDF timetables are available on septa.org. All other bus routes run weekday levels of service with no school trips.

Christmas Day Modified Service Schedules & Special Regional Rail Timetables

On Christmas Day (Dec. 25), Metro and bus operate on a Sunday schedule.

Bus route 204 does not run on Christmas Day.

All Regional Rail lines operate on special Christmas schedules, see specific changes for each line below. There will be no service on the Cynwyd Line.

• Airport Line Schedule (PDF)
• Chestnut Hill East Line Schedule (PDF)
• Chestnut Hill West Line Schedule (PDF)
• Fox Chase Line Schedule (PDF)
• Glenside Combined Line Schedule (PDF)
• Lansdale/Doylestown Line Schedule (PDF)
• Media/Wawa Line Schedule (PDF)
• Manayunk/Norristown Line Schedule (PDF)
• Paoli/Thorndale Line Schedule (PDF)
• Trenton Line Schedule (PDF)
• Warminster Line Schedule (PDF)
• West Trenton Line Schedule (PDF)
• Wilmington/Newark Line Schedule (PDF)

The SEPTA app allows you to think ahead with an integrated trip planner, view nearby stations and routes, save your favorite routes and much more; available to download in the App Store or Google Play Store.

View alerts, advisories and detours across the system. To get the latest service news, call Customer Service at 215-580-7800 or follow SEPTA @SEPTA. Customer Service is open on Christmas Eve from 7 am – 5:30 pm and on Christmas Day from 8 am – 4:30 pm.

All Services Will Continue Operating on Normal Schedules

PHILADELPHIA (December 8, 2025) – SEPTA today announced that it has reached a
tentative contract agreement with TWU Local 234 for employees the union represents in
the City, Suburban and Frontier Divisions.

The tentative agreement allows for service to continue without disruption on all SEPTA
modes of travel. The agreement will be finalized pending ratification by union members and
approval by the SEPTA Board.

The tentative agreement was reached following discussions mediated by Governor Josh
Shapiro over the weekend.

“I want to thank Governor Shapiro and his team for their efforts to bring both sides together
after talks broke down late last week,” said SEPTA Board Chair Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr.,
who was involved in contract discussions over the weekend. “These negotiations are
difficult, and I thank everyone involved for their commitment to reaching an agreement
while keeping service moving for SEPTA riders.”

The tentative contract is for two years. It includes wage increases and a temporary pension
enhancement for TWU members who retire during the term of the contract, while
maintaining healthcare and other benefits. It also adds a program designed to improve
absence management, and increases the pay differential for night shifts – two measures
that are expected to help SEPTA ensure it has adequate staffing available as it works to
improve service reliability.

“I greatly appreciate the efforts of negotiators on both sides, and we are grateful to
Governor Shapiro and his team for their efforts to help us resolve differences and reach a
tentative agreement,” said SEPTA General Manager Scott A. Sauer. “The tentative contract
agreement is both fair to our hardworking frontline employees, and fiscally responsible to
our fare-paying riders and the taxpayers who fund SEPTA.”

The agreement will now go to union members for ratification, and then to the SEPTA Board
for a vote.

For more information about SEPTA, visit www.septa.org.

Due to a wide range of alternative fare purchase options, sales at the following Regional Rail Sales Offices are discontinued as of close of business day on December 31, 2025; see below for location hours. Registered SEPTA Key card holders—including Senior Fare, Reduced Fare and CCT card holders—continue to have access to the station waiting areas listed below. During designated hours, these areas remain open for seating, restrooms and other amenities.

• Ambler: 35 W Butler Ave., Ambler, PA 19002
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:30 am – 11:30 am
• Doylestown: 130 S Clinton Ave., Doylestown, PA 18901
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:45 am – 11:15 am
• Media: 309 Media Station Rd., Media, PA 19063
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:15 am – 10:30 am
• Norristown: 793 Markley St., Norristown, PA 19401
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:30 am – 11:30 am
• Penn Medicine: Convention & South, Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 am – 4 pm
• Temple: Berks St. between 9th & 10th, Philadelphia, PA 19122
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 am – 4 pm
• Warminster: Jacksonville Rd., Warminster, PA 18974
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:15 am – 11:15 am
• Wayne Junction: 2129 Windram Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 5:30 am – 11:30 am
• Wilmington: 100 S French St., Wilmington, DE 19805
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 6 am – 12:15 pm

To enter, tap your registered SEPTA Key card, Senior Fare card, Reduced Fare card or CCT card on the card reader located at or near the entrance door. Waiting areas are open during posted hours only; entry outside of these times is prohibited.

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