Bridgeport station (SEPTA)

For other places with the same name, see Bridgeport station (disambiguation).

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in 2017
General information
Location	Sixth Street near DeKalb Street Bridgeport, PA
Coordinates	40°06′18″N75°20′54″W / 40.1049°N 75.3482°W / 40.1049; -75.3482
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Accessible	No
History
Opened	1912
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Norristown Transit Center Terminus DeKalb Street toward 69th Street Transit Center
Former services Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Lafayette Street toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 King Manor toward 69th Street
Location

Bridgeport station is a SEPTA Metro rapid transit station in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. It serves the M. The station is located on Sixth Street near DeKalb Street (US 202), although SEPTA's official website gives the address as being near 5th and Merion Streets. All trains stop at Bridgeport. The station lies 12.8 track miles (20.6 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

History

A Red Arrow Lines Liberty Liner at the station in 1976

The station opened in 1912 as part of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad branch line to Norristown. ^[1] As with the rest of the line, the station was acquired by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (PSTC) in 1954, which was more popularly known as the Red Arrow Line. The PSTC was absorbed into SEPTA in 1970, which declared it to be part of the becoming the "Norristown High-Speed Line," officially known as Route 100 Trolley.

References

1. "Express Time on Trolleys". The Central News. July 10, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved August 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• SEPTA – Bridgeport station
• 5th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View