January 30, 2024

Mechanical issue on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line causes delays

The transit authority ran shuttle buses between the Allegheny and Spring Garden stops until the problem was resolved early Tuesday morning

By Michaela Althouse
PhillyVoice Staff

Thom Carroll/For PhillyVoice

A mechanical problem prompted SEPTA to evacuate a Market-Frankford Line train on Monday night and run shuttle buses between Allegheny and Spring Garden stations.

A Market-Frankford Line train was evacuated late Monday night due to a mechanical error that was still causing delays Tuesday morning.

The riders were taken off the train at 10:50 p.m. at York-Dauphin Station. Citing track problems, SEPTA operated shuttle buses between Allegheny and Spring Garden stations while power to the tracks was turned off and the issue was investigated. No one was injured.

As of Tuesday morning, shuttle buses were no longer in place, but riders could still expect delays of up to 10 minutes due to problems with the equipment.

MFL: Trains are subject to delays of up to 10 minutes in both directions due to equipment issues.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) January 30, 2024

The issue was initially attributed to a derailment by SEPTA and police, but the transit authority confirmed that the train had a mechanical issue. The car has since been moved to a rail yard for examination.