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THE COUNTY’S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
Silverliner V Regional Rail Train
restored funding to fund projects necessary to bring the
entire system into a state of good repair and perform
essential safety upgrades.
In addition, there are federal mandates to install safety
measures, including regional rail signal system
modernization and Positive Train Control (PTC). A PTC
system, which is required to be operational by December
31, 2015 by the “Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008,”
will help prevent train collisions by monitoring track
conditions and, whenever necessary, applying the brakes.
SEPTA’s current annual capital budget is approximately
$571.8 million (for FY 2015), an increase of about $200
million from the year prior. And over the next 12 years,
SEPTA is poised to spend $3.7 billion on capital
improvements.
In addition to intra-county service, the county is also
served by inter-city modes like Amtrak (which has a
station stop in Lower Merion, at the Ardmore train
station) and private bus lines that serve the Norristown
Transportation Center and provide service to cities
throughout the northeast.
FIGURE 66:
Transit Service Statistics
The newly rebuilt Ft Washington station along the Lansdale/Doylestown Line in Whitemarsh Township.
Funding has allowed for badly needed repairs to be made to the Bridgeport Viaduct; without these repairs, service on
the Norristown High Speed Line into Norristown could have been severely impacted.
SERVICE PROVIDER
MODE
NUMBER
OF LINES
ANNUAL RIDERS
(2011)
SEPTA
Bus
41
17,804,877
SEPTA
Rail/NHSL
6
12,074,854
PART
Bus
6
266,235
Greater Valley Forge TMA
Bus
2
58,000
Total
Bus/Rail
55
30,204,000
Source: SEPTA, PART, Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association
