Matsonford station

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Matsonford
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Matsonford station in 2017
General information
LocationMatsonford Road and Montgomery Avenue
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′30″N75°20′23″W / 40.0582°N 75.3396°W / 40.0582; -75.3396
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
History
Electrified Third rail
Previous namesConshohocken Road (until October 1995) [1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Gulph Mills Norristown High Speed Line County Line
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Gulph Mills
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
County Line
toward 69th Street
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
Gulph Mills SEPTA M1 icon.svg County Line
Location
Matsonford station

Matsonford station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) and is located at Matsonford Road and Montgomery Avenue (PA 320). All trains stop at Matsonford. The station lies 9.4 track miles from 69th Street Terminal. There is off-street parking available at this station, over the southwest corner of Matsonford & Montgomery. The tracks run above the southeast corner and bridges can be found over both streets. Until October 1995, the station was named Conshohocken Road. [1]

Matsonford station sign Matsonford Station 2019.jpg
Matsonford station sign

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