Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

The NEC Main Line and the Harrisburg Line (one of the NEC’s three Connecting Corridors) play a critical role in the SEPTA Regional Rail system. Four SEPTA Regional Rail services use the NEC Main Line (the Wilmington/Newark, Airport, Trenton, and Chestnut Hill West lines) and two services use the Harrisburg Line (the Paoli/Thorndale and Cynwyd lines). Under agreement with the state of Delaware, SEPTA provides services along the NEC Main Line between Wilmington (DE), Newark (DE), and Philadelphia. About one-half of all SEPTA trains use the NEC Main Line or the Harrisburg Line for a portion or all of their trip.

SEPTA Regional Rail

155

stations

lines

23M

Annual trips (FY24)

46%of all SEPTA trains use the NEC

53%of all SEPTA trips are on the NEC

Trips and Scheduled Trains on the NEC

	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
SEPTA weekday trips on the NEC	16,000	32,000	35,000	41,000
SEPTA weekday scheduled trains on the NEC	217	216	267	271

Train Operations & Performance

	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24
Percentage of scheduled SEPTA trains late, annulled, or terminated on the NEC	7.6%	9.3%	9.7%	11.8%

For more information on SEPTA and train performance on the NEC, please read the NEC Annual Report.

Information last updated May 2025.