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Norristown Transportation Center
Norristown Transportation Center
	A Manayunk/Norristown Line train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platform
General information
Location	DeKalb and East Lafayette Streets; Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.; United States
Coordinates	40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Norristown Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 90, 91, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 131; Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking	520 space parking garage; 136 Free surface parking; 44 with permits
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Accessible	Yes (NHSL platforms only)
Other information
Fare zone	3 (Regional Rail)
History
Rebuilt	June 15, 1989
Electrified	25 Hz (Regional Rail); Third rail (NHSL)
Passengers
2017	856 boardings; 781 alightings; (weekday average) (Regional Rail)
Rank	20 of 146 (Regional Rail)
Services
Former services
Future services (2024)
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	Norristown–Elm Street
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Norristown Transportation Center (soon to be known as Norristown Transit Center^[3]) is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989, replacing the older Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and integrated the former Reading Company's DeKalb Street Norristown railroad station (built 1933) into its structure. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk between the bus lane and Lafayette Street commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) trestle.

Regional rail service

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.

The Norristown Transportation Center is a stop on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, which offers service to Center City Philadelphia via Conshohocken and Manayunk.

In 2017, the regional rail service at Norristown Transportation Center had a weekday average of 856 boardings and 781 alightings.^[4]

Norristown High Speed Line

Norristown Transportation Center is the final stop on the Norristown High Speed Line, which runs from 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby to Norristown.

Bus routes

In addition to rail service, Norristown Transportation Center serves as the center of the Frontier District of SEPTA's Suburban Division bus routes, particularly the routes operating in Montgomery County. Bus routes serving NTC operate with a "timed transfer"; for the most part, buses leave at the same time, to maximize possible transfers between routes. These routes serve areas of Norristown and other areas in Montgomery County.

SEPTA Frontier District routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:

90 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via Penn Square
91 - to SCI Phoenix via Eagleville (Saturdays only)
93 - to Pottstown via Collegeville and Philadelphia Premium Outlets
96- to Lansdale via Montgomery Mall and North Wales
97 - to Chestnut Hill via Barren Hill and Conshohocken
98 - to Blue Bell via Plymouth Meeting Mall
99 - to Phoenixville via King of Prussia Transit Center at King of Prussia mall, Audubon and Oaks
131 - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex via Jeffersonvill

NTC is located at DeKalb and Lafayette Streets near the banks of the Schuylkill River and boasts a parking garage (built in 2008).^[5] Along with the opening of the new garage, intercity bus service by Bieber Transportation Group, Greyhound, and Martz Trailways was introduced to Norristown.^[6]^[7] Bieber Transportation Group ended service to Norristown on April 1, 2018 while Martz Trailways service ended May 31, 2018.^[8]

Norristown Transportation Center was formerly an important transfer point between electric and Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDCs) service to points north, such as Valley Forge, Phoenixville Pottstown, Reading and Pottsville. Pottsville line service was eliminated in 1981 due to budget cuts. Proposed restoration of service beyond Norristown, dubbed the Schuylkill Valley Metro, was canceled in 2006 after SEPTA failed to acquire necessary funding.