The Passenger Service Improvement Corporation (PSIC), was created on January 20, 1960, to work with the Reading Company and Pennsylvania Railroad to improve commuter rail service and help the railroads maintain otherwise unprofitable passenger rail service.On November 1, 1965, SEPTA absorbed two predecessor agencies: SEPTA was created by the Pennsylvania legislature on August 17, 1963, to coordinate government subsidies to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. transit authorities that operates all of the five major types of terrestrial transit vehicles: regional commuter rail trains, rapid transit subway and elevated) trains, light rail trolleys, trolleybuses, and motorbuses the other is Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which also runs ferryboat service. It also oversees shared-ride services in Philadelphia and ADA services across the region, which are operated by third-party contractors, Amtrak, and NJ Transit. It controls 290 active stations, over 450 miles (720 km) of track, 2,350 revenue vehicles, and 196 routes. with about 302 million annual unlinked trips as of fiscal year 2018. rapid transit system by ridership, and the fifth-largest overall transit system in the U.S. While several SEPTA commuter rail lines terminate in the nearby states of Delaware and New Jersey, additional service to Philadelphia from those states is provided by other agencies: the PATCO Speedline from Camden County, New Jersey is run by the Delaware River Port Authority, a bi-state agency NJ Transit operates many bus lines and a commuter rail line to Philadelphia's Center City and DART First State runs feeder bus lines to SEPTA stations in the state of Delaware. It is a state-created authority, with the majority of its board appointed by the five Pennsylvania counties it serves.
SEPTA is the major transit provider for Philadelphia and the four surrounding counties, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester. It also manages projects that maintain, replace and expand its infrastructure, facilities and vehicles. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Does not include SEPTA's subway-surface lines or Girard streetcar. Includes Regional Rail, rapid transit, and selected interurban and suburban trolley lines. Geographically-accurate map of SEPTA and connecting rail transit services.
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