SEPTA announces special schedules for New Year's Eve & New Year's Day
The City of Philadelphia is ready to celebrate the end of 2025 and kick off a year’s worth of celebrations for America’s 250th birthday in the coming year.
But, with road closures all throughout the city due to the upcoming events, SEPTA may be the best way to commute around the city on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
And, SEPTA officials have announced special schedules for the year end celebrations.
SEPTA’s Regional Rail trains will operate on a weekday schedule with special late-night service on New Year’s Eve. The added service will occur 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)
As for subways, all of SEPTA’s Metro lines will operate on a weekday schedule while trains on the Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines will operate before and after the New Year’s Eve fireworks at Penn’s Landing with late night trains available.
Select bus routes will operate on a modified weekday schedule which you can find here while all other bus routes will run weekday levels of service with no school trips.
The following bus routes will also be detoured on New Year’s Eve starting at 8:15 a.m. on 15th Street between JFK Boulevard and Chestnut Street due to preparations for the Mummers Parade: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 62, 124, 125, B1 Owl and L1 Owl.
Then on New Year’s Day, Regional Rail, Metro and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule while Bus Route 204 will not run.
Getting to New Year’s Eve events
SEPTA officials said, in a statement that, the Visit PA New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront will feature two shows — one at 6 p.m. and the second at midnight, over the Delaware River.
To avoid traffic, SEPTA says those looking to participate in the celebrations should take the [L] Market-Frankford Line to 2nd Street Station or Bus Routes 5, 12, 17, 21, 25, 33 or 42.
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.
New Year’s Day schedules
On New Year’s Day, Regional Rail, Metro and buses operate on a Sunday schedule, SEPTA officials said.
However, officials noted that bus route 204 will not run on New Year’s Day.
For more information on SEPTA’s schedules for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, click here.
