Norristown Transit Center

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Norristown Transit Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989, replacing the older M 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

File:Old Norristown Junction.svg

Old Norristown station configuration. The Lehigh Valley Transit Company's Liberty Bell High Speed Line was a continuation of the existing M along Swede Road and then East 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 Transit 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 Transit Center had a weekday average of 856 boardings and 781 alightings.

Metro service

Norristown Transit Center is the final stop on the M, which runs from 69th Street Transit Center in Upper Darby to Norristown.

Bus routes

In addition to rail service, Norristown Transit 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 Transit Center are:

• Template:SEPTA bus link - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via Penn Square
• Template:SEPTA bus link - to SCI Phoenix via Eagleville (Saturdays only)
• Template:SEPTA bus link - to Pottstown via Collegeville and Philadelphia Premium Outlets
• Template:SEPTA bus link- to Lansdale via Montgomery Mall and North Wales
• Template:SEPTA bus link - to Chestnut Hill via Barren Hill and Conshohocken
• Template:SEPTA bus link - to Blue Bell via Plymouth Meeting Mall
• Template:SEPTA bus link - to Phoenixville via King of Prussia Transit Center at King of Prussia mall, Audubon and Oaks
• Template:SEPTA bus link - 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). Along with the opening of the new garage, intercity bus service by Bieber Transportation Group, Greyhound, and Martz Trailways was introduced to Norristown. Bieber Transportation Group ended service to Norristown on April 1, 2018 while Martz Trailways service ended May 31, 2018.

Norristown Transit 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.

External links

• SEPTA – Norristown Transit Center map (archived)
• Norristown Transit Center (The Subway Nut)
• DeKalb Street entrance from Google Maps Street View