Yesterday, State Rep. Jim Prokopiak 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 from May 19–21.
Public comments can be submitted via email at [email protected] or by calling 215-580-7772. All comments must be submitted by May 28.
