Norristown Transportation Center

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Norristown Transportation Center
A Manayunk/Norristown Line train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platforms
Location	DeKalb St & East Lafayette St Norristown, Pennsylvania United States
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
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 90, 91, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 131 theconnector Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking	520 space parking garage 136 Free surface parking 44 with permits
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Disabled access	Yes (NHSL platforms only)
Other information
Fare zone	3 (Regional Rail)
History
Rebuilt	June 15, 1989[1]
Electrified	25 Hz (Regional Rail) Third rail (NHSL)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Norristown–Main Street toward Norristown–Elm Street Manayunk/​Norristown Line Conshohocken toward Penn Medicine Terminus Norristown High Speed Line Bridgeport toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Valley Forge Park toward Pottsville Pottsville Line Conshohocken toward Reading Terminal Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Main Street toward Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 Bridgeport via Rink station toward 69th Street Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station toward Pottsville Main Line Conshohocken toward Philadelphia Main Street toward Elm Street Norristown Branch toward Philadelphia

Norristown Transportation Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA, 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 Street) commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) trestle.

Regional rail service[]

The Norristown Transportation Center is a stop on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line which offers service to Center City Philadelphia via Conshohocken and Manayunk.

In FY 2013, the regional rail service at Norristown Transportation Center had a weekday average of 848 boardings and 799 alightings.^[2]

Norristown High Speed Line[]

Norristown Transportation Center is the final stop on the Norristown High Speed Line which runs from 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby to Norristown.

Bus routes[]

In addition to rail service, NTC serves as the center of the Frontier District of SEPTA's Suburban Division bus routes, 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.

SEPTA Frontier District routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:

• 90 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via
• 91 - to SCI Phoenix via Eagleville (Saturdays only)
• 93 - to Pottstown via Collegeville and Philadelphia Premium Outlets
• 96- to Lansdale via Montgomery Mall and North Wales
• 97 - to Chestnut Hill via Barren Hill and Conshohocken
• 98 - to Blue Bell via Plymouth Meeting Mall
• 99 - to Phoenixville via King of Prussia Transit Center at King of Prussia mall, Audubon and Oaks
• 131 - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex via

Norristown Transportation Center is served by theconnector shuttle bus operated by the King of Prussia District, which connects Manayunk/Norristown Line trains at the station to the business parks in King of Prussia during peak weekday hours.^[3]

Old Norristown station configuration. The Lehigh Valley Transit Company's Liberty Bell High Speed Line was a continuation of the existing Norristown High Speed Line along Swede Road and then E. Airy Street before turning onto Markley Street where it meets up with the existing Manayunk/Norristown Line. The current Manayunk/Norristown Line continued to Valley Forge instead of going to Main Street along Lafayette Street.

NTC is located at DeKalb & Lafayette Streets near the banks of the Schuylkill River and boasts a parking garage (built in 2008).^[4] Along with the opening of the new garage, intercity bus service by Bieber Transportation Group, Greyhound, and Martz Trailways was introduced to Norristown.^[5][6] Bieber Transportation Group ended service to Norristown on April 1, 2018 while Martz Trailways service ended May 31, 2018.^[7]

Additionally, Norristown Transportation Center was formerly an important transfer point between electric and Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDCs) service to points north, such as Valley Forge, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Reading and Pottsville. RDC service was eliminated in 1981 due to budget cuts. Proposals for service restoration to Reading, dubbed the Schuylkill Valley Metro, have been floated around since the late 1990s, but nothing has gone past the discussion phase.

Station layout[]

Gallery[]

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  Norristown High Speed Line station

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  SEPTA Frontier District buses at night

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  An outbound Manayunk/Norristown Line train stops at the Norristown Transportation Center

References[]

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