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Norristown Transportation Center
SEPTA rapid transit and regional rail station
An Manayunk/Norristown train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platformsStation statistics Address DeKalb & East Lafayette Streets
Norristown, PennsylvaniaCoordinates 40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°WCoordinates: 40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W Lines Manayunk/Norristown LineConnections SEPTA Suburban Bus 90, 91, 93, 96-99, 131
Schuylkill River TrailPlatforms 2 side platforms (regional rail)
1 island platform (NHSL)Tracks 2 (regional rail)
2 (NHSL)Parking 520 space parking garage
136 Free surface parking
44 with PermitsBicycle facilities Yes (4 racks) Other information Opened 1989 Accessible Owned by SEPTA Fare zone 2 (NHSL), 3 (Regional Rail) Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station toward 69th StreetNorristown High Speed Line Terminus toward 30th Street StationManayunk/Norristown Line toward Elm Street, NorristownNorristown Transportation Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989 to replace the older Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and integrated the former Reading Company DeKalb Street Norristown railroad station (built 1933) into its structure. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk (between the bus lane and Lafayette Streets) commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) trestle.
Today, Norristown Transportation Center (NTC) is the final stop on the Norristown High Speed Line which runs from 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Norristown. It is also a stop on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line which offers service to Center City Philadelphia via Conshohocken and Manayunk. In addition to rail service, NTC serves as the center of SEPTA's Frontier Division, particularly the routes operating in Montgomery County. Bus routes serving NTC operate with a "timed transfer"; for the most part, buses leave at the same time, to maximize possible transfers between routes. These routes serve areas of Norristown and other areas in Montgomery County. The SEPTA Frontier routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:
- 90 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via Norristown State Hospital
- 91 - to Graterford State Prison (Saturdays only)
- 93 - to Pottstown via Collegeville
- 96 - to Lansdale via Montgomery County Community College
- 97 - to Barren Hill via Conshohocken
- 98 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall/Willow Grove Park Mall via Ambler
- 99 - to King of Prussia/Royersford via Phoenixville
- 131 - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex
NTC is located at DeKalb & Lafayette Streets near the banks of the Schuylkill River and boasts a parking garage (built in 2008).[1] Plans are to introduce intercity bus service to Norristown. Additionally, Norristown Transportation Center is to be a stop on the proposed[update] Schuylkill Valley Metro and Cross County Metro rail lines.
References
- ^ "SEPTA unveils new Norristown parking garage". 2008-04-07. http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16073. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
External links
Media related to Norristown Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA - Norristown Transportation Center
- Norristown Transportation Center (The Subway Nut)
- DeKalb Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA City Transit Division Market–Frankford Line • Broad Street Line • Subway–Surface Trolley Lines (Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36) • Route 15 • Trackless trolleys • City surface routesSuburban Division Regional Rail Main Line • Airport Line • Chestnut Hill East Line • Chestnut Hill West Line • Cynwyd Line • Fox Chase Line • Lansdale/Doylestown Line • Manayunk/Norristown Line • Media/Elwyn Line • Paoli/Thorndale Line • Trenton Line • Warminster Line • West Trenton Line • Wilmington/Newark LineMajor stations Frankford Transportation Center • Fern Rock Transportation Center • Market East Station • Norristown Transportation Center • Olney Transportation Center • Suburban Station • 30th Street Station • 69th Street Transportation CenterFormer services Route 23 trolley • Route 56 trolley • Route 60 trolley • Elwyn-West Chester service • Cynwyd-Ivy Ridge service • Fox Chase Rapid Transit LineCategories:- SEPTA stubs
- Pennsylvania railway station stubs
- SEPTA Regional Rail stations
- SEPTA Norristown High-Speed Line stations
- SEPTA stations and terminals
- Stations along Reading Company lines
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