This post was updated Aug. 3 at 9:50 a.m.

Registration to acquire SEPTA's special passes to use during the papal visit started today at 12:01 a.m.  Regional riders have a chance to bid for up to 10 passes.

After suspending sale of tickets for commuter rail service to Philadelphia during the papal visit in September,  the transit authority announced last week it will hold a lottery to randomly select the individuals eligible to purchase the Special One Day Regional Rail.

The lottery will remain open until 11:59 p.m. The link to the lottery will be available at SEPTA's website.

The passes will allow regional rail travel on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27, during the Papal visit.

According to the company, everyone who enters the lottery will have a chance to be selected but given the limited number of passes available for each station, “not everyone will be selected.”

The first round of lottery winners will be selected by random drawing and will receive an email on August 6 with a link to a secure website to complete the purchase.

“SEPTA plans to sell 175,000 one-day rail passes for $10 for each of the two days of Pope Francis' visit on Sept. 26 and 27,” Philly.com reported.

What You Need to Know - Important Dates

All valid submissions will have the same chances of winning the lottery, regardless of what time within this window that you submit an entry. Before you submit your entry, please remember to fill in all the required fields and print a copy of the screen for your records

The first round of Lottery winners will be selected by random drawing. These winners will receive an email on Thursday, August 6th with a link to a secured website to complete the purchase of their Special One Day Regional Rail Passes

Pass purchases for the first round of randomly selected winners MUST be completed between August 6 and August 9. Each on-line purchase will include a Shipping Fee of $1.95.

Tips on Filling Out the Entry Form

Please remember the Special One Day Regional Rail Pass will be the ONLY fare accepted on Regional Rail during the Papal Visit Weekend so when you fill in the Lottery Entry Form include ALL of the days you plan to travel -- Saturday, Sunday, or both.

For each day you plan to travel:

Select a Station from the Drop Down menu
You can choose up to 3 Stations - the Lottery will pick only one of these stations for Pass purchases if you are selected in the random drawing

Select Your Travel Time Slot
5:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. or
8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon
Cornwells Heights Station - 5:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. ONLY
Croydon Station - 8:30 a.m. - 12 Noon ONLY

Select the Quantity of Passes
Special One Day Regional Rail Pass ($10.00 each)
Special Reduced Fare Regional Rail Pass ($5.00)
For travel use by Seniors and Riders with Disabilities with proper ID presented at time of travel
Your total quantity cannot exceed 10 so if you are purchasing a Special Reduced Fare Regional Rail Pass the maximum number of the Special One Day Regional Rail Passes you can purchase for a given Station will be 9