Bridgeport station (SEPTA)

Bridgeport station is a SEPTA Metro rapid transit station in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. It serves the M. The station is located on Sixth Street near DeKalb Street, although SEPTA's official website gives the address as being near 5th and Merion Streets. All trains stop at Bridgeport. The station lies from 69th Street Terminal.

History

The station opened in 1912 as part of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad branch line to Norristown. As with the rest of the line, the station was acquired by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company in 1954, which was more popularly known as the Red Arrow Line. The PSTC was absorbed into SEPTA in 1970, which declared it to be part of the becoming the "Norristown High-Speed Line," officially known as Route 100 Trolley.