Norristown Transportation Center

Norristown Transportation Center
A Manayunk/Norristown Line train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platform
General information
LocationDeKalb and East Lafayette Streets
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
United States
Coordinates40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W / 40.113125; -75.345054
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Norristown Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 90, 91, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 131
Bike transport Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking520 space parking garage
136 Free surface parking
44 with permits
Bicycle facilities4 racks
AccessibleYes (NHSL platforms only)
Other information
Fare zone3 (Regional Rail)
History
RebuiltJune 15, 1989[1]
Electrified25 Hz (Regional Rail)
Third rail (NHSL)
Passengers
2017856 boardings
781 alightings
(weekday average)[2] (Regional Rail)
Rank20 of 146 (Regional Rail)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown–Main Street Manayunk/​Norristown Line Conshohocken
Terminus Norristown High Speed Line Bridgeport
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Valley Forge Park
toward Pottsville
Pottsville Line North Broad Street
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Main Street
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
Bridgeport
via Rink station
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Abrams
toward Pottsville
Main Line Conshohocken
Main Street
toward Elm Street
Norristown Branch Mogees
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown–Main Street Manayunk/​Norristown Line Conshohocken
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Terminus Bridgeport
Location
Map

Norristown Transportation Center (soon to be known as Norristown Transit Center[3]) is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989, replacing the older Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and integrated the former Reading Company's DeKalb Street Norristown railroad station (built 1933) into its structure. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk between the bus lane and Lafayette Street commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) trestle.

  1. ^ "High-Speed Rail Service Makes Debut at Norristown Center". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 16, 1989. p. 2B. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

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