Don't Try Catching the Bus at Main & Rector

If you're waiting for the SEPTA Route 61 bus at Main and Rector Streets you could be waiting a long time. 

According to Sylvana Hoyos, a press officer for SEPTA, the stop was changed from Main and Rector to Main and Cotton about three weeks ago to accomodate a business owner who was looking to increase and promote his outdoor dining. 

As far as she knows, Hoyos says the change is permanent. 

That's not the only change that the According to a press release from SEPTA the 35 and 61 lines have been re-routed to accomodate new, larger buses that cannot fit down some of the area's small streets. 

Route 35:

• Northbound service was extended to the Ivy Ridge Shopping Center at Ridge Avenue and Domino Lane, along Umbria Street and Domino Lane. 
• Southbound service was extended to the Wissahickon Transportation Center via Main Street. 
• Service along Cresson, Fountain and Silverwood Streets was discontinued. Customers who use those stops can board the bus at Leverington Avenue, Main Street and Ridge Avenue.

Route 61:

• Service on Umbria Street, Domino Lane and Ridge Avenue to Ridge and Summit Avenues was discontinued. 
• Service between Domino Lane and Summit Loop is now served by Routes 9 and 62. 
• Service along Umbria Street and Domino Lane is now provided by Route 35.