SEPTA service in the Philadelphia region was restored on Sunday, and everything that had been cut is now back on schedule.

However, passengers are paying more for those rides with a 21.5% fare hike in effect.

Commuters were thrilled to see their rides restored after weeks of seeing dozens of routes eliminated and even more running less frequently. SEPTA put the final touches on restoring full service on Monday.

"Full regular service, so everything's running," SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said. "All the school trips were out this morning … high frequencies on Broad Street and Market Frankford line, so everything's back out."

But that comes with a catch, as riders were forced to pay more.

On Sunday, SEPTA instituted a 21.5% fare increase across its system. For bus and metro rid

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