The Senior Fare Program has been offering cards to seniors since 2018. The Pennsylvania Lottery funds the program and other transit agencies across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Seniors using the card can travel for free on Regional Rail if their departure and arrival station is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Departures and arrival stations in New Jersey and Delaware are charged half the weekday fare.
“They (seniors) can ride the SEPTA system for anything within Pennsylvania for free. So that’s the buses, the regional rail lines like the Paoli Thorndale Line, trolleys, the subways in Philadelphia, all of that for free,” said Kevin Burk, Assistant Communications Director for Sen. Comitta.
“It (the office) needs a proof of age of the applicant. So, whether it’s a driver’s license, social security, a passport or anything that has their age, we will take it to get the application going for them,” Burk said…