Norristown Transportation Center

Norristown Transportation Center SEPTA rapid transit and regional rail station
An Manayunk/Norristown train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platforms
Station statistics
Address	DeKalb & East Lafayette Streets Norristown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W / 40.113125; -75.345054Coordinates: 40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W / 40.113125; -75.345054
Lines	Norristown High Speed Line   Manayunk/Norristown Line
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus 90, 91, 93, 96-99, 131 Schuylkill River Trail
Platforms	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 Permits
Bicycle 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 Bridgeport toward 69th Street Norristown High Speed Line Terminus Conshohocken toward 30th Street Station Manayunk/Norristown Line Main Street, Norristown toward Elm Street, Norristown

Norristown 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.

SEPTA Frontier Division buses at night

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

1. ^ "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
  • Regional Rail
  • Route 100 (NHSL)
  • NTC Map
• Norristown Transportation Center (The Subway Nut)
• DeKalb Street entrance from Google Maps Street View