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=== Regional rail === {{Main|SEPTA Regional Rail}} On January 1, 1983, SEPTA took over the commuter rail services formerly operated by Conrail under contract and reorganized them as Regional Rail. This division operates 13 lines serving more than 150 stations covering most of the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania region. It also runs trains to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]] in [[Delaware]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and [[West Trenton, New Jersey|West Trenton]] in [[New Jersey]]. Daily ridership on the regional rail network averaged 58,713 in 2023, with the [[Lansdale/Doylestown Line|Lansdale/Doylestown]], [[Paoli/Thorndale Line|Paoli/Thorndale]], and [[Trenton Line|Trenton]] lines each receiving over 7,000 riders per day.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Route Operating Statistics: 2023 |url=https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/septa.data.group/viz/shared/D9P89XMFT |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Tableau Public |publisher=SEPTA |via=[[Tableau Software]]}}</ref> Most of the cars used on the lines were built between 1976 and 2013. After building delays, the first [[Silverliner V]] cars were introduced into service on October 29, 2010. These cars represent the first new electric multiple units purchased for the Regional Rail system since the completion of the Silverliner IV order in 1976 and the first such purchase to be made by SEPTA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silverliner V Train Makes Debut |url=http://www.septa.org/media/releases/2010/10-29.html |access-date=June 19, 2011 |publisher=SEPTA.org}}</ref> As of March 19, 2013, all Silverliner V cars are in service and make up almost one-third of the current 400 car Regional Rail fleet, which are replacing the older, aging fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silverliner V Service Schedule |url=http://www.septa.org/service/rail/silverliner.html |access-date=June 19, 2011 |publisher=SEPTA.org}}</ref> In July 2016, a serious structural flaw, including cracks in a weight-bearing beam on a train car's undercarriage, was discovered during an emergency inspection to exist in more than 95% of the 120 Silverliner V cars in the SEPTA regional rail fleet. SEPTA announced that it would take "the rest of the summer" to repair and would reduce the system's capacity by as much as 50%. In addition to regular commuter rail service, the loss of system capacity was also expected to cause transportation issues for the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia on the week of July 25, 2016.<ref>Bohnel, Steve [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160705_SEPTA_urges_rail_riders_to_look_into_work-week_alternatives.html SEPTA urges rail riders to look into work-week alternatives] The Philadelphia ''Inquirer'', July 4, 2016</ref>
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