Prokopiak expresses concern about proposed SEPTA service cuts
Southeast Delegation April 10, 2025 | 4:19 PM
LEVITTOWN, April 10 – State Rep. Jim Prokopiak today strongly condemned SEPTA's newly released fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, which includes the elimination of the Trenton Regional Rail Line — a profitable service that connects Lower Bucks County residents to Philadelphia and New Jersey and includes the recently modernized Levittown-Tullytown Station. SEPTA's proposal also includes the elimination of bus lines 127 and 128 within Prokopiak's district.
"These cuts are a direct consequence of inaction in the Pennsylvania State Senate," Prokopiak said. "House Democrats are committed to working to securing a future where public transit is expanded, not gutted. The ball is now in the Senate's court."
Prokopiak joins Governor Josh Shapiro and House Democratic leaders in calling on the Pennsylvania Senate to support the governor's statewide public transit funding plan — legislation that the House has already passed three times and intends to pass again next month.
"Public transportation is a public good — and it's time the legislature treats it that way. We need long-term, sustainable funding for SEPTA and transit systems across the state, not a death spiral of service cuts and fare hikes. If SEPTA's goal is to attract new riders, eliminating service is the absolute wrong way to do it," Prokopiak said.
"The elimination of the Trenton Line and critical bus routes in our community is not only unacceptable —it's irresponsible. This line is one of SEPTA's more profitable routes and serves as a vital transit lifeline for thousands of residents who depend on it daily to get to work, school and medical appointments. Cutting service now, after investing $36 million into the Levittown-Tullytown Station just five years ago, is as wasteful as it is shortsighted."
Completed in 2019, the reconstruction of the Levittown-Tullytown Station brought much-needed ADA accessibility upgrades and modern amenities to the station. Prokopiak said the proposed service cuts would render that investment moot and undermine efforts to increase ridership and improve regional mobility.
SEPTA is holding public hearings on its proposed budget May 19–21.
Public comment can be submitted via email at operatingbudget@septa.org or by calling 215-580-7772. All comments must be submitted by May 28.
For more information on SEPTA’s proposal and public hearings, visit https://septa.org/fundingcrisis.
Prokopiak represents the 140th Legislative District, which comprises Falls, Morrisville, Tullytown and part of Middletown in Bucks County.
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