Eagles fans relying on SEPTA to get them to and from Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday for the Birds' season opener against the Dallas Cowboys will get a reprieve from public transportation stressors.

The sports betting platform FanDuel has agreed to cover the cost to restore the Broad Street Line's express trains, which had been eliminated as part of SEPTA service reductions last month, and also to sponsor free rides home from the game.

SEPTA will run regularly scheduled subway trains and sports express trains every 10 minutes. After the game, 10 express and six local trains will depart NRG Station over the course of 70 minutes. Free rides begin at halftime and last until service ends. The game begins at 8:20 p.m.

The cost to restore the express trains and cover free rides is about

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