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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Rail

Based on the feed this agency publishes

Service mode Rail

79.5 / 100

down 0.4 since 2026-07-31

Catalogued in Pennsylvania.

Expires in 28 days

A data-quality and completeness lens to help an agency improve its GTFS feed. Not an official compliance determination from any transit program. New to this? How to read your scorecard. Interactive view of this scorecard. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.

Checked for changes 69 minutes ago; last changed 9 days ago.

Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.

How we measured this

Confidence in this measurement: high.

  • All four score categories were measured this run.
  • Realtime was sampled in one bounded window of 9 snapshots.
  • The feed was downloaded from the agency's own URL.

Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.

Top things to fix

Fix 01

Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool

Service data runs out in 28 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.

⏱ One export setting.worth about +52 points in its category

Fix 02

Ask your AVL vendor to check vehicle-to-trip assignments for the flagged trips.

37 of 88 sampled vehicle positions were far from their assigned route (worst: 34183 m). A transit vehicle shown off its route usually means a wrong trip assignment; riders watch their transit vehicle drive the wrong path.

⏱ A vendor support ticket with the trip ids attached.worth about +6 points in its category

Fix 03

Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced.Likely your export tool

Some stops sit far from the route line they belong to. Trip planners may draw the transit vehicle route through the wrong path or point riders to the wrong boarding location.

⏱ A few minutes per flagged stop.worth about +4 points in its category

Finding handoff

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Feed evidence
Service data runs out in 28 day(s).
Next action
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.
Recheck
Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
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How to make and check these changes

Check the result on the published feed. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and use the next comparable run to see whether the finding is still reported. Only an action or ticket record can attribute who made the change.

  1. Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. · Read the fix guide

    Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.

    Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.

  2. Ask your AVL vendor to check vehicle-to-trip assignments for the flagged trips.

    Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.

    Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.

  3. Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced. · Read the fix guide

    Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.

    Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. See this feed's finding-clearance log.

Rider view: what this feed publishes

A quick read of rider-facing information in this feed.

Schedule visibility
The feed's last published service date is in 28 days.
Published accessibility data
Accessibility information is stated for 100% of stops and 100% of trips. This measures published data, not whether stops or vehicles are physically usable.
Fare information
Fare information is published using GTFS Fares v2.
Realtime information
Live-arrival data covered 94.4% of scheduled trips in the sampled window.

Important: This does not rate service reliability. Riders should confirm current service alerts, fares, and accessibility accommodations with the transit operator before traveling.

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Score by category

Correctness82.0 / 100

The MobilityData validator flagged 8 kinds of issue across 14 instances (0 error, 7 warning, 7 informational).

Freshness46.7 / 100

Service data runs out in 28 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.

Rider experience92.5 / 100

100% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (49% marked accessible, 51% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.

Accessibility100 / 100

100% of stops state accessibility (49% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.

1 accessibility depth signal

  • 14 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Gray 30th St Station", "49th St", "9th St Lansdale", and more).

    Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.

Opportunities to strengthen the data, not deductions from the sub-score above. States what the second accessibility lens can check from the feed, not verified physical usability.

FaresFares v2

Fares are applied to trips.

Realtime quality91.7 / 100

Sampled 9 times: 3 of 3 configured feeds healthy; 94.4% of scheduled trips had live predictions; 58.0% of vehicles on their route; predictions ran a median of 60s behind schedule.

Routes and stops

Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.

This feed has 156 stops.

Skip to route and stop data

The route and stop data is ready below. Load the map only when you want the geographic view. It uses additional data.

Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.

  • AIR (gray)
  • CHE (gray)
  • CHW (gray)
  • CYN (gray)
  • FOX (gray)
  • LAN (gray)
  • MED (gray)
  • NOR (gray)
  • PAO (gray)
  • TRE (gray)
  • WAR (gray)
  • WIL (gray)
  • WTR (gray)
Routes in Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Rail's feed
RouteTypeLine color
AIR Airport LineRailgray
CHE Chestnut Hill East LineRailgray
CHW Chestnut Hill West LineRailgray
CYN Cynwyd LineRailgray
FOX Fox Chase LineRailgray
LAN Lansdale/Doylestown LineRailgray
MED Media/Wawa LineRailgray
NOR Manayunk/Norristown LineRailgray
PAO Paoli/Thorndale LineRailgray
TRE Trenton LineRailgray
WAR Warminster LineRailgray
WIL Wilmington/Newark LineRailgray
WTR West Trenton LineRailgray
List every stop
  • Cynwyd
  • Bala
  • Wynnefield Av
  • Gray 30th St Station
  • Suburban Station
  • Jefferson Station
  • Temple University
  • North Broad
  • Wayne Junction
  • Newark DE
  • Churchman's Crossing
  • Wilmington
  • Claymont Transit Center
  • Marcus Hook
  • Highland Av
  • Chester Transit Center
  • Eddystone
  • Crum Lynne
  • Ridley Park
  • Prospect Park
  • Norwood
  • Glenolden
  • Folcroft
  • Sharon Hill
  • Curtis Park
  • Darby
  • Allegheny
  • East Falls
  • Wissahickon
  • Manayunk
  • Ivy Ridge
  • Miquon
  • Spring Mill
  • Conshohocken
  • Norristown Transit Center
  • Main St
  • Norristown Elm Street
  • Wawa
  • Elwyn
  • Media
  • Moylan-Rose Valley
  • Wallingford
  • Swarthmore
  • Morton
  • Secane
  • Primos
  • Clifton-Aldan
  • Gladstone
  • Lansdowne
  • Fernwood-Yeadon
  • Angora
  • 49th St
  • Noble
  • Rydal
  • Meadowbrook
  • Bethayres
  • Philmont
  • Forest Hills
  • Somerton
  • Trevose
  • Neshaminy Falls
  • Langhorne
  • Woodbourne
  • Yardley
  • West Trenton
  • Airport Terminals E & F
  • Airport Terminals C & D
  • Airport Terminal B
  • Airport Terminal A
  • Eastwick
  • Penn Medicine Station
  • Fern Rock Transit Center
  • Melrose Park
  • Elkins Park
  • Jenkintown-Wyncote
  • Glenside
  • Ardsley
  • Roslyn
  • Crestmont
  • Willow Grove
  • Hatboro
  • Warminster
  • Thorndale
  • Downingtown
  • Whitford
  • Exton
  • Malvern
  • Paoli
  • Daylesford
  • Berwyn
  • Devon
  • Strafford
  • Wayne
  • St. Davids
  • Radnor
  • Villanova
  • Rosemont
  • Bryn Mawr
  • Haverford
  • Ardmore
  • Wynnewood
  • Narberth
  • Merion
  • Overbrook
  • North Hills
  • Oreland
  • Fort Washington
  • Ambler
  • Penllyn
  • Gwynedd Valley
  • North Wales
  • Pennbrook
  • Lansdale
  • Fortuna
  • Colmar
  • Link Belt
  • Chalfont
  • New Britain
  • Delaware Valley University
  • Doylestown
  • 9th St Lansdale
  • Trenton Transit Center
  • Levittown
  • Bristol
  • Croydon
  • Eddington
  • Cornwells Heights
  • Torresdale
  • Holmesburg Junction
  • Tacony
  • Bridesburg
  • North Philadelphia Amtrak
  • Wister
  • Germantown
  • Washington Ln
  • Stenton
  • Sedgwick
  • Mount Airy
  • Wyndmoor
  • Gravers
  • Chestnut Hill East
  • Chestnut Hill West
  • Highland
  • St. Martins
  • Richard Allen Ln
  • Carpenter
  • Upsal
  • Tulpehocken
  • Chelten Av
  • Queen Ln
  • North Philadelphia Septa
  • Olney
  • Lawndale
  • Cheltenham
  • Ryers
  • Fox Chase

Over time

Overall score across the last 4 checks — down 0.4 since 2026-07-31.

2026-07-25: 81.82026-07-30: 80.82026-07-31: 79.92026-08-01: 79.5
Show the numbers
CheckScoreChange
2026-07-2581.8 first check
2026-07-3080.8 down 1.0
2026-07-3179.9 down 0.9
2026-08-0179.5 down 0.4

What changed since your last check

  • Correctness no change
  • Freshness down 1.6
  • Rider experience no change
  • Realtime quality down 0.4

What changed in this feed

Overall score fell 0.4 points since 2026-07-31.

Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.

Changed counts

  • down 1 of 18 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions. (2 → 1) (scorecard_rt_trip_coverage)
  • up 37 of 88 sampled vehicle positions were far from their assigned route (worst: 34183 m). (36 → 37) (scorecard_rt_vehicles_off_route)

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What changed over time

On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade B. On 2026-07-31 the grade moved from B to C. On 2026-07-30 feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left). As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade C.

A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.

  • 2026-07-31 Grade went B to C.
  • 2026-07-30 Feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left).

Everything we checked

12 findings, ordered by severity.

Show every finding
  • Warning37 instances

    37 of 88 sampled vehicle positions were far from their assigned route (worst: 34183 m).

    A transit vehicle shown off its route usually means a wrong trip assignment; riders watch their transit vehicle drive the wrong path.

    Fix: Ask your AVL vendor to check vehicle-to-trip assignments for the flagged trips. (A vendor support ticket with the trip ids attached.)

    Finding code: scorecard_rt_vehicles_off_route

  • Warning4 instances

    Some stops sit far from the route line they belong to.

    Trip planners may draw the transit vehicle route through the wrong path or point riders to the wrong boarding location.

    Fix: Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced. (A few minutes per flagged stop.)

    Finding code: stop_too_far_from_shape · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Warning1 instance

    feed_info.txt lists no contact email and no contact URL.

    Without a contact, apps like Google Maps can't reach you when they find a problem in the feed.

    Fix: Add feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url to feed_info.txt. (One field, set once in export settings.)

    Finding code: missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Warning1 instance

    Some route long names repeat the route's short name inside them.

    Apps show both names together, so riders see the number twice, like '5 5 Downtown'.

    Fix: Drop the short name from route_long_name and keep the long name descriptive, like 'Downtown via 5th Ave'. (One field per flagged route.)

    Finding code: route_long_name_contains_short_name · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Warning1 instance

    Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days.

    It usually means old service periods are still in the export, making the feed bigger and harder to check.

    Fix: Trim past service periods the next time you export. (One setting in most export tools.)

    Finding code: trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Warning1 instance

    Service data runs out in 28 day(s).

    When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.

    Fix: Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. (One export setting.)

    Finding code: scorecard_feed_expiring_soon · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices

  • Warning1 instance

    1 of 18 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions.

    Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.

    Fix: Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs. (A vendor data-mapping question.)

    Finding code: scorecard_rt_trip_coverage · Read the fix guide · See GTFS-Realtime reference

  • Info3 instances

    The feed has a stretch of two weeks or more with no service running.

    A long gap can mean dates were left out of the calendar. Apps then show no trips on those days.

    Fix: Check whether the gap is real, like a seasonal break; if not, add the missing dates to the calendar. (A review of your calendar dates.)

    Finding code: big_gap_in_service · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Info2 instances

    The feed includes a file that is not part of the GTFS spec.

    Apps ignore files they don't know, and a stray file can hide a misspelled standard file name.

    Fix: Check the flagged file name for a typo of a standard GTFS file. Remove it if it is a vendor extra. (A quick look at the flagged file.)

    Finding code: unknown_file · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Info1 instance

    Future calendar (flagged by the MobilityData validator).

    See the linked rule for what this affects.

    Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'future_calendar' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)

    Finding code: future_calendar · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Info1 instance

    Future feed (flagged by the MobilityData validator).

    See the linked rule for what this affects.

    Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'future_feed' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)

    Finding code: future_feed · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

  • Info1 instance

    feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).

    Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators have nobody to email when they spot a problem with your feed, so problems linger.

    Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)

    Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules

NTD GTFS readiness Needs attention

This feed is close to NTD-ready. Service data runs out in 28 days; renew before you certify.

Published Ready
Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Needs attention
Service data runs out in 28 days; renew before you certify.
agency_id provided Ready
agency.txt provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk each value on the P-50 form.
agency_id equals your NTD ID (optional) Not checked yet
This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.
shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
All 1394 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.

In plain words: if you report to the federal transit database, you have to publish a working, up-to-date feed, provide a stable agency_id for each represented reporter, and confirm the feed and P-50 crosswalk each year. This box is a heads-up; your filings are the official check.

A readiness signal mapping this feed to the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement (Report Year 2023 onward: a public, valid, current feed, certified annually on the D-10). For RY2026, each represented reporter needs a stable agency_id, unique within the feed and crosswalked to its five-digit NTD ID on P-50; the values do not need to be equal. FTA also requires shapes.txt in the published GTFS: Full Reporters from Report Year 2025, and Reduced, Rural, and Tribal Reporters from Report Year 2026. Not an official determination; your certification is the official check.

Conformance mark Not yet

This feed is close to the conformance mark. Service data runs out in 28 days; renew to qualify.

Valid Met
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not yet
Service data runs out in 28 days; renew to qualify.
Accessible Met
States wheelchair access on 100% of stops and 100% of trips.

In plain words: earn this mark when your feed passes validation, has not expired, and says whether nearly every stop and trip is wheelchair accessible.

A pass credential for a feed that is valid, current, and states wheelchair access on nearly every stop and trip. Accessibility here measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. How the conformance mark works.

Realtime reliability

The realtime feed responded on 100.0% of 200 checks over the last 34 days, with 26s median lag.

Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment.

Live predictions vs schedule

Arrival predictions ran a median 60s late versus the schedule, and stayed within 360s nine times in ten. They were on time (about a minute early to five late) 89.7% of the time. 58.0% of reported vehicle positions sat on or near the published route shape.

From the last full realtime sample: how far live arrival predictions sat from the schedule, and whether vehicle positions fell on the route. These feed the realtime score; they change no other category.

Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 28 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. No validator errors either, so riders keep seeing this agency in their trip planners; warnings lower the grade here but do not remove a feed from Maps.

How this agency maps to the standards

The scorecard is a data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Its universal references describe good GTFS and useful rider information. Useful references here are GTFS Schedule Best Practices, GTFS-Realtime Best Practices, MobilityData grading scheme, Google Transit publication guidance, FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement. Read the full standards crosswalk.

Correctness 82 / 100
GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading covers stop locations, route names, and colors. Google Transit requires a feed to pass validation for publication. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is valid.
Freshness 47 / 100
GTFS Schedule best practices call for a dataset that stays current. An expired calendar can remove service from Google Transit and other rider trip planners. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is current.
Rider experience 92 / 100
GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
Realtime quality 92 / 100
GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Rail GTFS data quality grade: C

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