After a deadline for Pennsylvania's state legislature to pass a plan to help fund SEPTA came and went earlier this month , major cuts to the Philadelphia-based transit system started Sunday, Aug. 24.

Those service cuts eliminated 32 bus routes, shortened 16 more bus routes, and reduced service on 88 bus and Metro lines. Sunday also marked the end of all special services, such as sports express trains to and from the Sports Complex in South Philadelphia.

This is the first round of cuts, with others — including a 9 p.m. curfew on Metro service — taking effect on Jan. 1.

What SEPTA routes were cut?

The following bus routes were eliminated starting Sunday, Aug. 24: 1 , 8 , 12 , 19 , 30 , 31 , 35 , 47M , 50 , 62 , 73 , 78 , 80 , 88 , 89 , 91, 106

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