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SEPTA will shut down 5 Regional Rail lines and 50 bus routes

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Unless the state helps the transit authority plug a $213 million annual budget deficit, in August it will eliminate 32 bus routes, reduce service on the Metro (El), Regional Rail and other bus lines,...
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SEPTA is set to announce major price hikes and service cuts as a part of its budget proposal on Thursday, a spokesperson for the transit system said Wednesday.
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SEPTA says it would have to cut services, raise fare prices, and eliminate 50 bus routes and five Regional Rail train lines, closing 66 stations and curtailing service by 20% on the surviving routes.

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