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SEPTA Broad Street Line 'Sports Express' Service Set for Eagles Game

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philadelphia Eagles fans that place their bets on the SEPTA Broad Street Line will find a sure thing as they travel to the game in comfort and avoid the expected traffic jams in the South Philadelphia Stadium complex area on Sunday, October 5 as Lincoln Financial Field hosts the Eagles-Redskins showdown.

SEPTA Broad Street Line service operates on-time 98 percent of the time. It is a sure bet that fans driving to the game over I-95, the Schuylkill Expressway, or Broad Street will spend considerably more time maneuvering through traffic than enjoying the game. About 9,000 fans used Broad Street Line service to the Eagles-Steelers game on September 21. To avoid the rush, riders are urged to purchase tokens (two for $2.90) well ahead of time at any SEPTA sales location.

For the game, scheduled to kick-off at 1 p.m., Broad Street Line Sports Express trains will operate from Fern Rock Transportation Center about every 10 minutes from 10:10 A.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Sports Express trains stop only at the Olney Transportation Center,Erie,Girard, Spring Garden, Race-Vine, City Hall and Walnut-Locust Stations en route to Pattison Station and Lincoln Financial Field. The express trip from City Hall takes only about eight minutes. Local trains take only 11 minutes to travel to the Sports Complex from City Hall. After the events, local and express trains will be standing by to provide northbound service to Fern Rock.

Local Broad Street Line trains also operate about every 12 minutes or less throughout the day.

In addition, Eagles fans driving intoCenter City can park at any one of five city-owned parking lots for only $5.00 where they can purchase two SEPTA tokens ($2.90). It is only a short walk to the Broad Street Line City Hall Station where they will be able to catch scheduled southbound train service to the stadium.

The parking lots include:

    --  AutoPark - JFK Plaza Garage - 15th & Arch Streets
    --  AutoPark - Center City Lot - 15th & Arch Streets
    --  Gateway Garage - 15th & Vine Streets
    --  AutoPark - Gallery Mall - 10th & Filbert Streets
    --  AutoPark - Jefferson - 10th & Ludlow Streets

For additional information about SEPTA service or sales locations call (215) 580-7800 or visit the SEPTA web site at www.septa.org.

SOURCE SEPTA