Pennsylvania · frequency scorecard · sampled 2026-08-19

Philadelphia transit, by the numbers

B−

Frequent service reaches 34% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 24 minutes. The weak spot is weekends, which give back 18% of weekday service. Service runs nearly around the clock.

Frequent service

34%

of 13,796 stops ≤15 min

Median headway

24 min

typical midday wait

Service span

28 hrs

first to last departure

Weekend change

-18%

Saturday vs weekday midday

Every stop, by frequency

Very frequent (≤7 min) 748

Frequent (8–15 min) 3,961

Moderate (16–30 min) 4,854

Infrequent (31–60 min) 3,129

Sparse (>60 min) 1,104

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SEPTA + PATCO GTFS septa-bus v202607261 · septa-rail v202607261 · patco 16 · sampled 2026-08-19 weekday midday · generated 2026-08-01 · methodology