Norristown Transportation Center
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Norristown Transportation Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 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 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.
Today, Norristown Transportation Center (NTC) is the final stop on the Norristown High Speed Line which runs from 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Norristown. It is also a stop on the R6 Norristown Regional Rail Line which offers service to Center City Philadelphia via Conshohocken and Manayunk. In addition to rail service, NTC serves as the center of SEPTA's Frontier Division, 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. The SEPTA Frontier routes that serve Norristown Transportation Center are:
- 90 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via Norristown State Hospital
- 91 (operates Saturdays only) - to Graterford State Prison
- 93 - to Pottstown via Collegeville
- 96 - to Lansdale via Montgomery County Community College
- 97 - to Barren Hill via Conshohocken
- 98 - to Plymouth Meeting Mall/Willow Grove Park Mall via Ambler
- 99 - to King of Prussia/Royersford via Phoenixville
- 131 - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex
NTC is located at Dekalb & Lafayette Streets near the banks of the Schuylkill River and boasts a 470 space parking lot. Plans are in the works to build a parking garage as well as to introduce intercity bus service to Norristown. Additionally, Norristown Transportation Center is to be a stop on the proposed Schuylkill Valley Metro and Cross County Metro rail lines.
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| Previous station | SEPTA | Next station | ||
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toward Elm Street, Norristown
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R6 line |
toward Cynwyd
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| Terminus | Route 100 |
toward 69th Street Terminal
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