Elm Street station

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Elm Street
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Elm Street Station.jpg
The Elm Street station seen from the lone platform in September 2013. The yard at Elm Street is visible in the distance.
General information
Location793 Markley Street,
Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401
Coordinates 40°07′22″N75°20′42″W / 40.1227°N 75.3450°W / 40.1227; -75.3450
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Norristown Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking246 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2017300 boardings
254 alightings
(weekday average) [1]
Rank90 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Terminus Manayunk/Norristown Line Norristown–Main Street
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Lansdale
via Washington Square, Acorn, and Broad Street stations
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
Main Street
toward 69th Street
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Terminus Norristown Branch Main Street
toward Philadelphia
Stony Creek Branch Hartranft
toward Lansdale

Elm Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Located at Elm and Markley Streets, it is the last stop on the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line. It includes a 219-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Elm Street station had a weekday average of 300 boardings and 257 alightings. [2] The freight-only Stony Creek Branch passes the station to the west.

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References

  1. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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. OldNorristownJunction.jpg
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.