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{{Short description|Passenger transportation hub in Norristown, Pennsylvania}}
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{{Infobox station
| name=Norristown
| name = <small>Norristown Transportation Center</small>
| style=SEPTA RR
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Regional Rail and NHSL
| symbol_location=septa
| symbol=septa
| symbol_location = septa
| symbol = septa
| image=R6 420 - 5341 - N5 - Norristown TC - 2-18-06.jpg
| image = R6 420 - 5341 - N5 - Norristown TC - 2-18-06.jpg
| image_caption=A Manayunk/Norristown Line train passes under the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] platforms
| image_caption = A [[Manayunk/Norristown Line]] train passes under the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] platform
| address=DeKalb St & East Lafayette St<br>[[Norristown, Pennsylvania]]
| address = DeKalb and East Lafayette Streets<br />[[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| country=[[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
| line={{rail color box|system=SEPTA|line=Manayunk/Norristown}}{{rail color box|system=SEPTA|line=Route 100}}
| line = [[Norristown Branch]]
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| platform=2 [[side platform]]s (regional rail) <br> 1 [[island platform]] (NHSL)
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks=2 + 2
| tracks = 2
| parking=520 space parking garage<br>136 Free surface parking<br>44 with Permits
| parking = 520 space parking garage<br />136 Free surface parking<br />44 with permits
| bicycle=4 racks
| bicycle = 4 racks
| passengers=
| passengers = 856 boardings<br/>781 alightings<br/>(weekday average)<ref>{{cite web | title=Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update| publisher=[[SEPTA]] | date=June 2020 | url=https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx | page=24 | access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
| pass_year=
| pass_year = 2017
| pass_percent=
| pass_percent =
| pass_system=
| zone = 3 (Regional Rail)
| pass_system = Regional Rail
| zone = 3 (Regional Rail)
| opened=1989
| opened =
| owned=[[SEPTA]]
| owned = [[SEPTA]]
| rebuilt=
| rebuilt = June&nbsp;15, 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=High-Speed Rail Service Makes Debut at Norristown Center |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43586671/norristown_station_june_16_1989/ |access-date=February 4, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 16, 1989 |page=2B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| electrified=[[SEPTA's 25 Hz traction power system|25 Hz]] (Regional Rail)<br>[[Third rail]] (NHSL)
| electrified = [[SEPTA's 25 Hz traction power system|25 Hz]] (Regional Rail)<br />[[Third rail]] (NHSL)
| ADA=yes
| accessible = Yes (NHSL platforms only)
| services={{s-rail|title=SEPTA}}
| services_collapsible = no
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| pass_rank = 20 of 146 (Regional Rail)
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{{s-rail-next|title=Reading Railroad}}
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| other_services_header = Former services
'''Norristown Transportation Center''' is a two-level [[multimodal transport|multimodal]] [[public transportation]] regional hub located in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], USA, operated by [[Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority|SEPTA]]. It opened in [[1989 in rail transport|1989]] to replace the older [[Norristown High Speed Line]] (Route 100) terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and integrated the former [[Reading Company]] '''DeKalb Street Norristown''' railroad station (built 1933) into its structure. A plaque embedded in the sidewalk (between the bus lane and Lafayette Streets) commemorates the location of one of the columns of the dismantled segment of the [[Philadelphia and Western Railroad]] (P&W) trestle.
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=SEPTA
|line1=Pottsville|left1=Valley Forge Park|right1=North Broad Street
|system2=Lehigh Valley Transit Company
|line2=Liberty Bell|left2=Main Street|right2=Bridgeport|note-mid2=Until 1951|note-right2=via Rink station
|system3=Reading Company
|line3=Main Line|left3=Abrams|right3=Conshohocken
|line4=Norristown Branch|left4=Main Street|right4=Mogees
}}
| other_services2_header = Pending services
| other_services2_collapsible=yes
| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=SEPTA|line1=Manayunk/Norristown|left1=Main Street|right1=Conshohocken
|system2=SEPTA Metro|line2=M1 adj|right2=Bridgeport}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=14 }}
| map_state = collapsed
| route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map=
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\\uhSHI3+lq-\vSTR!~MASKa!~uhSTRq-\uhSTRq-\uhSTRq-\lENDE@Gq- ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Philadelphia|M}} platform; {{rint|Philadelphia|M}} ends
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'''Norristown Transportation Center''' (soon to be known as '''Norristown Transit Center'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SEPTA Metro Network Map |url=https://wwww.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/travel/23_0919_SEPTA_Metro-Network-Map.pdf |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=September 19, 2023}}</ref>) is a two-level [[multimodal transport|multimodal]] [[public transportation]] regional hub located in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]] and operated by [[SEPTA]]. It opened in [[1989 in rail transport|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==
==Services==
[[File:High Speed Line car at Norristown Transporation Center, November 2013.jpg|thumb|Norristown High Speed Line station]]
Today, [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.112538~-75.344482&style=o&lvl=1&scene=4039059&sp=adr.Swede%20St%2c%20Norristown%2c%20PA%2019401 Norristown Transportation Center (NTC)] is the final stop on the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] which runs from [[69th Street Transportation Center]] in [[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania]] to Norristown. It is also a stop on the [[Manayunk/Norristown Line|Manayunk/Norristown]] [[SEPTA Regional Rail|Regional Rail]] Line which offers service to Center City [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] via [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania|Conshohocken]] and [[Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Manayunk]]. In [[Fiscal year|FY]] 2013, the regional rail service at Norristown Transportation Center had a weekday average of 848 boardings and 799 alightings.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |title= SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140812000000/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |archivedate= 2014-08-12 |df= }}&nbsp;{{small|(539&nbsp;KB)}}</ref>
{{stack|[[File:5893 - Norristown TC - 2-22-06.JPG|thumb|SEPTA Frontier Division buses at night]]}}
[[File:5893 - Norristown TC - 2-22-06.JPG|thumb|SEPTA Frontier District buses at night]]
[[File:SEPTA Silverliner V 704 at Norristown Transportation Center.jpeg|thumb|An outbound Manayunk/Norristown Line train stops at the Norristown Transportation Center]]
In addition to rail service, NTC serves as the center of SEPTA's Frontier Division, particularly the routes operating in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|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.
[[File:OldNorristownJunction.jpg|thumb|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, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]] instead of going to Main Street along Lafayette Street.]]
The Norristown Transportation Center is a stop on the [[Manayunk/Norristown Line|Manayunk/Norristown]] [[SEPTA Regional Rail|Regional Rail Line]], which offers service to [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] via [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania|Conshohocken]] and [[Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Manayunk]].


In 2017, the regional rail service at Norristown Transportation Center had a weekday average of 856 boardings and 781 alightings.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |title= SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |archive-date= 2014-08-12 }}&nbsp;{{small|(539&nbsp;KB)}}</ref>
SEPTA Frontier routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:
* 90 - to [[Plymouth Meeting Mall]] via [[Penn Square, Pennsylvania|Penn Square]]
* 91 - to [[State Correctional Institution – Graterford|Graterford State Prison]] via [[Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Eagleville]] (Saturdays only)
* 93 - to [[Pottstown Station|Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center]] in [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]] via [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania|Collegeville]] and [[Philadelphia Premium Outlets]]
* 96 - to [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]] via [[Montgomery Mall (Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Mall]] and [[North Wales, Pennsylvania|North Wales]]
* 97 - to [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]] via [[Barren Hill, Pennsylvania|Barren Hill]] and [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania|Conshohocken]]
* 98 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via [[Blue Bell, Pennsylvania|Blue Bell]]
* 99 - to [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania|Phoenixville]] via [[King of Prussia Transit Center]] at [[King of Prussia Mall]], [[Audubon, Pennsylvania|Audubon]] and [[Oaks, Pennsylvania|Oaks]]
* 131 - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex via [[Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania|Jeffersonville]]


==Norristown High Speed Line==
Norristown Transportation Center is served by theconnector shuttle bus operated by the King of Prussia District, which connects Manayunk/Norristown Line trains at the station to the business parks in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]] during peak weekday hours.<ref>{{cite web|title=theconnector schedule|publisher=King of Prussia District|url=https://connectkop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/12.11.16-TheConnector-Schedule_REDUCED.pdf|accessdate=February 5, 2017}}</ref>
{{Main|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 Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] to [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]].


==Bus routes==
[[File:OldNorristownJunction.jpg|250px|left|thumb|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, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]] instead of going to Main Street along Lafayette Street.]]
In addition to rail service, Norristown Transportation Center serves as the center of the Frontier District of [[SEPTA]]'s [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|Suburban Division bus routes]], particularly the routes operating in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|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.
NTC is located at DeKalb & Lafayette Streets near the banks of the [[Schuylkill River]] and boasts a parking garage (built in 2008).<ref>{{cite news|title=SEPTA unveils new Norristown parking garage|date=2008-04-07|url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16073|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> Intercity bus service by [[Bieber Transportation Group]], [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], and [[Martz Trailways]] was recently introduced to Norristown.<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-22/news/29174937_1_norristown-transportation-center-norristown-high-speed-line-rochelle-culbreath Thanks to Bieber, buses rolling again in Norristown]</ref><ref>[http://www.septa.org/media/releases/2011/0322.html New Norristown Transportation Center Bus Terminal Open For Business]</ref> Bieber Transportatiob Group ended service to Norristown on April 1, 2018.


SEPTA Frontier District routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:
Additionally, 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, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]], Phoenixville, Pottstown, [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]]. RDC service was eliminated in 1981 due to budget cuts. Proposals for service restoration to Reading, dubbed the [[Schuylkill Valley Metro]], have been floated around since the late 1990s, but nothing has gone past the discussion phase.
* {{SEPTA bus link|90}} - to [[Plymouth Meeting Mall]] via Penn Square
{{Main|SEPTA diesel service}}
* {{SEPTA bus link|91}} - to [[State Correctional Institution - Phoenix|SCI Phoenix]] via [[Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Eagleville]] (Saturdays only)
* {{SEPTA bus link|93}} - to [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]] via [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania|Collegeville]] and [[Philadelphia Premium Outlets]]
* {{SEPTA bus link|96}}- to [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]] via [[Montgomery Mall (Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Mall]] and [[North Wales, Pennsylvania|North Wales]]
* {{SEPTA bus link|97}} - to [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]] via [[Barren Hill, Pennsylvania|Barren Hill]] and [[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania|Conshohocken]]
* {{SEPTA bus link|98}} - to [[Blue Bell, Pennsylvania|Blue Bell]] via Plymouth Meeting Mall
* {{SEPTA bus link|99}} - to [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania|Phoenixville]] via [[King of Prussia Transit Center]] at [[King of Prussia (shopping mall)|King of Prussia]] mall, [[Audubon, Pennsylvania|Audubon]] and [[Oaks, Pennsylvania|Oaks]]
* {{SEPTA bus link|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).<ref>{{cite news|title=SEPTA unveils new Norristown parking garage|date=2008-04-07|url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16073|access-date=2008-04-09|work=Progressive Railroading}}</ref> Along with the opening of the new garage, intercity bus service by [[Bieber Transportation Group]], [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], and [[Martz Trailways]] was introduced to Norristown.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-22/news/29174937_1_norristown-transportation-center-norristown-high-speed-line-rochelle-culbreath |title=Thanks to Bieber, buses rolling again in Norristown |date=March 22, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912181845/http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-22/news/29174937_1_norristown-transportation-center-norristown-high-speed-line-rochelle-culbreath |archive-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.septa.org/media/releases/2011/0322.html |title=New Norristown Transportation Center Bus Terminal Open For Business |publisher=SEPTA |date=March 22, 2011}}</ref> Bieber Transportation Group ended service to Norristown on April&nbsp;1, 2018 while Martz Trailways service ended May&nbsp;31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia Schedule Update|publisher=Martz Group|date=May 29, 2018|url=https://martztrailways.com/philadelphia-schedule-update/|access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>

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, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]], Phoenixville Pottstown, [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|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.


==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Norristown Transportation Center}}
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{{SEPTA links}}
*SEPTA - Norristown Transportation Center
**[http://www.septa.org/stations/rail/norristown.html Regional Rail]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210219212352/http://www.septa.org/maps/station/ntc.html SEPTA – Norristown Transportation Center map (archived)]
**[http://www.septa.org/stations/transit/nhsl/ntc.html Route 100 (NHSL)]
**[http://www.septa.org/maps/station/ntc.html NTC Map]
* [http://www.subwaynut.com/septa/norristc/index.html Norristown Transportation Center (The Subway Nut)]
* [http://www.subwaynut.com/septa/norristc/index.html Norristown Transportation Center (The Subway Nut)]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.112353,-75.343262&spn=0.003906,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.112283,-75.343318&panoid=3TlcAzNfK2wHniYzN6uwdg&cbp=12,297.83,,0,2.74 DeKalb Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.112353,-75.343262&spn=0.003906,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.112283,-75.343318&panoid=3TlcAzNfK2wHniYzN6uwdg&cbp=12,297.83,,0,2.74 DeKalb Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]


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"Norristown station" redirects here. For other uses, see Norristown.
Norristown Transportation Center
A Manayunk/Norristown Line train passes under the Norristown High Speed Line platform
General information
LocationDeKalb and East Lafayette Streets
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
United States
Coordinates40°06′47″N 75°20′42″W / 40.113125°N 75.345054°W / 40.113125; -75.345054
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Norristown Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 90, 91, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 131
Bike transport Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking520 space parking garage
136 Free surface parking
44 with permits
Bicycle facilities4 racks
AccessibleYes (NHSL platforms only)
Other information
Fare zone3 (Regional Rail)
History
RebuiltJune 15, 1989[1]
Electrified25 Hz (Regional Rail)
Third rail (NHSL)
Passengers
2017856 boardings
781 alightings
(weekday average)[2] (Regional Rail)
Rank20 of 146 (Regional Rail)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown–Main Street
toward Norristown–Elm Street
 Manayunk/​Norristown Line Conshohocken
toward Penn Medicine
Terminus Norristown High Speed Line Bridgeport
toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Valley Forge Park
toward Pottsville
 Pottsville Line North Broad Street
toward Reading Terminal
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Main Street
toward Allentown
 Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
 Bridgeport
via Rink station
toward 69th Street
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Abrams
toward Pottsville
 Main Line Conshohocken
toward Philadelphia
Main Street
toward Elm Street
 Norristown Branch Mogees
toward Philadelphia
Pending services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown–Main Street
toward Norristown–Elm Street
 Manayunk/​Norristown Line Conshohocken
toward Penn Medicine
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Terminus Bridgeport
toward 69th Street
Location
Map

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

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Norristown High Speed Line station
SEPTA Frontier District buses at night
An outbound Manayunk/Norristown Line train stops at the Norristown Transportation Center
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

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Main article: 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

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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:

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.

References

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  1. ^ "High-Speed Rail Service Makes Debut at Norristown Center". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 16, 1989. p. 2B. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)
  5. ^ "SEPTA unveils new Norristown parking garage". Progressive Railroading. April 7, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Thanks to Bieber, buses rolling again in Norristown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "New Norristown Transportation Center Bus Terminal Open For Business". SEPTA. March 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Schedule Update". Martz Group. May 29, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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