SEPTA faces a $213 million budget deficit starting July 1, 2025. While SEPTA is already one of the most efficient transit agencies in the country, additional austerity measures such as a hiring freeze and administrative cuts has reduced the size of this deficit from $240 million to $213 million.

Without state legislative action on a permanent funding solution, SEPTA is unable to maintain its current service levels. In order to close the structural operating budget deficit, SEPTA is forced to cut nearly half of its service, reducing service levels across the region and eliminating dozens of routes. Initial service cuts will go into effect late August 2025 with additional cuts going into effect January 2026.

There is nothing left to cut from the budget but service.

Without a permanent funding solution, SEPTA will be forced to take drastic steps to irreversibly shrink the system.

This map shows the service cuts which are projected if the state does not provide additional funding for SEPTA. Almost every route will experience reductions in service, with some facing elimination. Other service impacts may include reduced hours, less frequent service, and shortening the length of routes.

• Route Eliminated: 50 bus routes, 5 regional rail lines, 1 metro line

• Route Shortened: 16 bus routes

• Route Realigned: Five routes are being realigned to mitigate other cuts, service levels may still be reduced

• Mode Conversion: Two trolley routes will be permanently converted into bus routes 

• Major Service Reductions: All regional rail and metro lines face up to a 20% reduction in service and elimination of all service after 9PM

• Service Reductions: Many bus routes face up to a 20% reduction service on weekdays and weekends 

• No Change: Some bus routes will retain current service levels

-via Press Release