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SEPTA strike ends; full service to be restored by Tuesday

November 7, 2016

This morning, SEPTA and TWU Local 234 have announced a tentative five-year contract that will bring 4,700-plus employees back to work and end a six-day strike that shut down the City Transit Division.

Service will be phased back in today on the Market-Frankford Line, Broad Street Line subway, city buses and trolleys, with full schedules restored by the start of the service day on Tuesday.

Limited service on the Market-Frankford Line has been restored starting at 9 a.m. today. Limited bus and trolley service is expected to resume later today:

City Transit Division service has been shut down since the start of the TWU Local 234 strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. 

“We know that the strike has caused a significant hardship for thousands of our riders. We sincerely regret this disruption to transportation throughout the City of Philadelphia and the region,” SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon Sr. said in a statement.

The tentative contract agreement will now go before TWU Local 234 members for a ratification vote, and to the SEPTA Board for approval.

“We believe this agreement is fair to our employees, and to the fare-paying customers and taxpayers who fund SEPTA,” said Deon.

SEPTA will provide status updates on the return of City Transit Division services online at http://www.septa.org, and on their Twitter feeds. Customers can also call (215) 580-7800 to speak with a Customer Service Representative.

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