Elm Street station

Elm Street
SEPTA regional rail
The Elm Street station seen from the lone platform in September 2013. The yard at Elm Street is visible in the distance.
Location	Elm & Markley Streets Norristown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°07′22″N 75°20′42″W / 40.1227°N 75.3450°W / 40.1227; -75.3450
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Norristown Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	246 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Main Street toward 30th Street Station Manayunk/​Norristown Line Terminus
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 Reading Railroad Main Street toward North Broad Norristown Branch Terminus Terminus 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.^[1]

The station was originally built by the Lehigh Valley Transit Company as a trolley station with service to Lansdale and Allentown and connecting with what is now the Norristown High Speed Line (formerly the Liberty Bell High Speed Line) at Lafayette Street. Service was changed to connect with the Reading Railroad some time after 1953 with the demise of Liberty Bell Limited.

References

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.

External links

• SEPTA – Norristown Elm Street Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View