Numbered routes Current routes School routes SEPTA operates bus routes numbered in the 400 Series which are designed to serve students attending schools in the city of Philadelphia. Per federal regulations, SEPTA is not allowed to offer charter bus service for the
School District of Philadelphia, so all riders are allowed to utilize the 400 Series routes.
Former routes •
Route 41 was previously used twice: the original Route 41 went along 63rd Street and Market Street from Overbrook to Downtown; this became part of Route 31 and Route 10 after 1957. The second one replaced the part of Route T on Welsh Road on January 31, 1982; this later became part of Route 88. Bus Route J was renumbered to Route 41 on February 22, 2025. •
Route 51 went from Downtown Fairmount Park via 8th and 9th Streets and Columbia Avenue; this was eliminated in 1929 and replaced by rerouted Route 3. The current Route 51 was rebranded from Route L on February 22, 2025. •
Route 63 went on Catharine & Christian Streets; it was eliminated in September 2003 in exchange for rerouting of Route 64. SEPTA redesignated Bus Route G to Route 63 on February 22, 2025. •
Route 69 was used three times: the original Route 69 was replaced by Route 31 on September 10, 1938; the second Route 69 was created on June 30, 1960, from Chester to Buckman Village and Highland Village. Routes 68 and 69 merged into new SEPTA Route 70 on June 18, 1973; the third Route 69 (former Route F) was discontinued on December 7, 1990; it went from Wynnefield along Columbia, Creighton, Jefferson, Parkside, Ford, Conshohocken, Neill, Presidential (it went on Belmont and City going south, and Presidential going north), and Belmont to Manayunk. •
Route 71 was used four times previously: The original Route 71 went from Darby to Media; it was converted to buses on August 13, 1938. By 1944, it was rerouted replacing Route 72. Later, part was replaced by Route 117 and the rest was eliminated. The second use of Route 71 was the Shopper's Special Route Darby-Aldan-Springfield-Lawrence Park-Ardmore Junction; it ran from 1971 to 1972. The third one went from Overbrook to Paoli and Exton. It was replaced by Route 105 on November 28, 1983. The fourth one was a new one initiated in 2004, from Navy Yard to Broad Street. It was discontinued in late 2012 and replaced with the private Navy Yard Shuttle on December 3. The fifth and current usage of Route 71 took effect on February 22, 2025 when SEPTA redesignated Bus Route H to Route 71. •
Route 72 was used twice: the first one went from Folsom to Prospect Park via Lincoln Avenue and was replaced by rerouted Route 71 by 1944; the second one went from Darby to Delmar Village; it merged with Route 83 to form Route 115 on June 30, 1986. •
Route 74 was used twice: the first one went from Willow Grove to Hatboro and was replaced by part of Route 6 Bus on June 19, 1966; the second one was created on January 29, 1970, and was redesignated as Route 114 on June 30, 1986. •
Route 76 was used twice: the first one went from Darby to Marcus Hook and was replaced by an extended Route 113 on November 28, 1983, and the second one was a replacement of Mid-City Loop Ben Franklin line service from 5th and Market to the zoo. This route was replaced by the Shopping Spree service in 2004. •
Route 81 was used three times, including its current usage: the first one operated in South Philly along Passyunk Avenue and Snyder Avenue; the section east of Snyder terminal was discontinued between 1954 and 1956; the remainder was discontinued by 1958. The second one operated from Springfield to Decker Square via US 1. Route 81 was rebranded from Bus Route XH on February 22, 2025. •
Route 82 was used three times previously: the first one operated on the Chester-47th Street Line until 1918. The second one went from Chester to Springfield; regular service was discontinued but school service for Cardinal O'Hara ran until 1986 when Ridley Township School District took over the operation. The third was used briefly in the 1990s as "ColumBUS" with service to the Penns Landing area from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The fourth and current usage of Route 82 took effect after Bus Route R was rebranded on February 22, 2025. •
Route 83 was used three times: the first one operated on the Island Road Line until 1918; the second one looped on Race, 4th, Market, 3rd Arch, and 7th, and was discontinued in 1953 or 1954; the third one (former Victory Depot Route H) was created on June 16, 1975, from Darby to Brookline; it merged with Route 72 to form Route 115. •
Route 85 was used twice: the first one went on the Race and Arch Streets Line until 1914; the second one was discontinued on April 4, 1993, with portions transferred to Route 40; the section on Ford Road has no service now. •
Route 86 was used twice: the first one went on the Glenside Short Line until 1913. The second one was rerouted from Grant Avenue to Welsh Road, and continued on Torresdale Avenue to Linden Avenue between 1958 and 1960; it later became part of Route T (later Route 41, now Route 88) and Route 88. •
Route 87 went via Northeast Village, Academy Road and Linden Avenue; part became part of Route 20; the rest was discontinued because the Airport had expanded, closing part of the roads Route 87 went on between 1960 and 1964. •
Route 90 went on Spruce & Pine Street (east of 8th)/Locust Street (west of 8th) and looped on 26th, South, and 22nd. This was discontinued after 1996 and partially replaced by a rerouted Route 12 along Walnut and Locust Streets. The current usage of Route 90 was created from part of Route 99 on October 31, 2005. •
Route 121 was renumbered from Route 49 on November 26, 1989. It became part of Routes 44 and 52 on February 8, 2009. • •
Route 311 was merged into Route 310 and discontinued on August 25, 2025. On August 24, 2025, Routes 1, 8, 12, 30, 31, 35, 47M, 50, 62, 73, 78, 80, 88, 89, BLVD DIR, and MANN LOOP were eliminated due to service cuts resulting from a $213 million budget deficit. However, service was restored on these routes on September 14, 2025.
Lettered routes These Bus routes were made because they never started their journeys as former trolleys from the
PTC.
LUCY routes The
LUCY routes (
Loop through
University
Cit
Y) follow a circular route in
University City. There are two lines—Green and Gold—both of which travel mostly along the same streets, but in opposite directions. Technically, there are no terminal stops, but the schedules lists
30th Street Station as its end point although drivers take their layovers on JFK Boulevard just west of 30th Street.
Boulevard Direct The
Boulevard Direct, which is part of the SEPTA DIRECT BUS brand, operates along
Roosevelt Boulevard between the
Frankford Transportation Center and the
Neshaminy Mall. Boulevard Direct offers
limited-stop service along Roosevelt Boulevard, with service operating every 10–15 minutes during most times on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends. The service offers improved travel times compared to traditional bus service along Route 14, with more frequent service and several bus stops located on the far side of intersections to improve performance. SEPTA offers a free interchange between the Boulevard Direct and the Route 14 bus for same direction travel. The Boulevard Direct service was launched on October 22, 2017. The Boulevard Direct is operated by the Comly District. == See also ==