Bryn Mawr station (Norristown High Speed Line)

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Bryn Mawr
SEPTA.svg
Bryn Mawr 2018a.jpg
Station platform in 2018
General information
LocationGlenbrook Avenue and County Line Road
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′05″N75°19′24″W / 40.0180°N 75.3232°W / 40.0180; -75.3232
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened1907 [1]
Electrified Third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Roberts Road Norristown High Speed Line Haverford
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Rosemont
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
Haverford
toward 69th Street
Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station
Rosemont
toward Strafford
Strafford Branch
Until 1956
Haverford
toward 69th Street
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
Roberts Road SEPTA M1 icon.svg Haverford South

Bryn Mawr station (soon to be known as Bryn Mawr South station [2] ) is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. [3] It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) and is located at Glenbrook Avenue and County Line Road, although SEPTA gives the location as being at Bryn Mawr Avenue and Brook Street. All trains stop at Bryn Mawr. The station lies near Bryn Mawr Hospital. The station lies 5.4 track miles (8.7 km) from 69th Street Terminal. The station has off-street parking available.

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References

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  2. "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.