Main Street, Norristown (SEPTA station)

Main Street-Norristown
SEPTA regional rail
Location	Main & Markley Streets Norristown, PA
Coordinates	40°07′01″N 75°20′56″W / 40.1170°N 75.3488°WCoordinates: 40°07′01″N 75°20′56″W / 40.1170°N 75.3488°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Manayunk/Norristown Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	92 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	3
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Norristown Trans Ctr toward 30th Street Station Manayunk/Norristown Line Elm Street, Norristown Terminus

Main Street is a station along the Manayunk/Norristown Line. It is one of the two stations on the short electrified branch to Elm Street, Norristown. This branch leaves the main (diesel-only) line to Pottsville and Reading. Currently owned by Norfolk Southern Railway, the Reading Railroad once operated passenger service on that line. The station has 76 parking spaces. It is located at Main and Markley Streets. In FY 2013, Main Street station had a weekday average of 189 boardings and 181 alightings.^[1]

The station was built by Reading Railroad in the 1960s as a replacement for a much more elaborate structure.^[2] It also served the Stony Creek Branch to Lansdale.^[3]

References

1. SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62 PDF (539 KB)
2. Old Norristown Main Street Reading Station photo
3. Existing Railroad stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

External links

• SEPTA – Norristown Main Street Station
• Original Norristown Main Street Reading Railroad Station
• Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View

Side view.