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

13
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.