Villanova station (Norristown High Speed Line)

Villanova
Location Aldwyn Lane & Lancaster Avenue
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°02′02″N 75°20′39″W / 40.0340°N 75.3441°W / 40.0340; -75.3441Coordinates: 40°02′02″N 75°20′39″W / 40.0340°N 75.3441°W / 40.0340; -75.3441
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 43 spaces
Bicycle facilities One rack
Electrified Third rail
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Norristown
Norristown High Speed Line
Local
toward 69th Street
Norristown High Speed Line
Express
Former services
Preceding station   Lehigh Valley Transit Company   Following station
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
toward 69th Street
Philadelphia and Western Railroad
next north
toward Strafford
P&W Strafford Branch Line
Until 1956
next south
toward 69th Street

Villanova station is a SEPTA rapid transit station near the campus of Villanova University in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains stop at Villanova. The station lies 7.0 track miles from 69th Street Terminal. The station has off-street parking available.

Villanova station lies east of the former Strafford Spur, which was closed by the Philadelphia and Western Railroad in 1956. Today, the former right-of-way between Strafford and Radnor serves as the P&W Bicycle Trail.[1]

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