SEPTA PAPAL RAIL PASS SALES TO END FRIDAY, PATCO AVAILABLE ALL WEEKEND
For anyone planning on traveling into Center City to see Pope Francis this weekend but has been procrastinating, there’s good news − there are still plenty of special weekend passes available no matter from where you’re coming.
Despite an initial clamor for tickets on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), 120,000 of the 328,000 special papal passes available have been sold, according to Andrew Busch, public information manager with SEPTA, meaning there are still plenty out there.
Regional Rail tickets are on sale through Friday at the 18 outlying stations that will be in service, as well as at Jefferson Station, Busch said. Three-day transit passes can be purchased at regular SEPTA sales locations as well as at select cashier’s booths along the Market-Frankford Line during specific hours that vary by location. For sales locations and hours, visit www.septa.org/papalvisitphilly.
No Regional Rail tickets will be for sale this weekend, Busch said, however tokens for the Market-Frankford and Broad Street subway lines will be available. Buses and trolleys will also continue to accept cash fares, he said.