PASSENGERS WAITING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) TRAINS TO TAKE THEM INTO PHILADELPHIA. EACH YEAR SOME 30 MILLION COMMUTER PASSENGERS USE THE SEPTA BUS AND TRAIN SYSTEM WITH 157 LINES AND 2,790 ROUTE MILES. IN 1974 THE RIDERSHIP TOTALLED 293 MILLION UP FROM 273 MILLION IN 1971 IMPROVEMENTS IN EQUIPMENT, SERVICE AND FRINGE PARKING WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE. ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE SYSTEM IS $180 MILLION, HALF OF IT SUBSIDIZED, THE REST IS FROM FARES


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