Politics & Government
One-Day SEPTA Passes For Pope Visit Now On Sale
All riders must purchase the special passes. Quantities will be limited, SEPTA said.
UPDATE: SEPTA Closes Papal Pass Site Due To Technical Problems
Special one-day passes for Regional Rail travel during the Papal visit in September are now on sale.
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The passes, which went on sale Monday, will be required for all travel on September 26 and 27. They can be purchased online through an e-commerce website, www.septa.org/papalvisitphilly.
The passes are being sold to “keep crowd numbers consistent with the capacity that will be available on trains,” SEPTA said in a press release.
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SEPTA’s capacity will be doubled during the Papal visit, and only 18 Regional Rail stations will be in operation to make travel as smooth and efficient as possible.
No other fare instruments, such as TrailPasses, will be accepted. Papal Visit Pass purchases are non-refundable.
About 1.5 million people are expected to visit the city that weekend, Philadelphia city officials said.
Mayor Michael Nutter called it the “largest event in this City’s history.”
Below are the Regional Rail lines and outlying stations that will be in operation, listed by their Center City drop-off/boarding station:
Jefferson Station
- Norristown/Manayunk Line - Norristown Transportation Center
- Lansdale/Doylestown Line - Pennbrook and Fort Washington Stations
- Warminster Line - Warminster Station
- West Trenton Line - Woodbourne Station
- Fox Chase Line - Fox Chase Station
- Airport Line - Terminal A/B, Terminal C/D
30th Street Station
- Paoli/Thorndale Line - Paoli and Radnor Stations
- Chesnut Hill West Line - Chestnut Hill West Station
- Trenton Line - Levittown and Croydon/Cornwells Heights Stations
- Wilmington/Newark Line Wilmington and Marcus Hook Stations
University City Station
- Airport Line - Eastwick Station
- Media/Elwyn Line - Media and Primos Stations
Service will operate from the outlying stations to Center City from 5:30 a.m. to noon both days.
Each one day pass will cost $10 and is valid for one day only. Those who need to travel both days will need to purchase passes for both days.
Up to 10 passes can be purchased at a time. For further details, visit SEPTA.org.
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