Norristown Transit Center
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 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 trestle.
Regional Rail service
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:
- - to Plymouth Meeting Mall via Penn Square
- - to SCI Phoenix via Eagleville
- - to Pottstown via Collegeville and Philadelphia Premium Outlets
- - to Lansdale via Montgomery Mall and North Wales
- - to Chestnut Hill via Barren Hill and Conshohocken
- - to Blue Bell via Plymouth Meeting Mall
- - to Phoenixville via King of Prussia Transit Center at King of Prussia mall, Audubon and Oaks
- - to Audubon and Valley Forge Corporate Complex via Jeffersonvill
Norristown Transit Center was formerly an important transfer point between electric and Budd Rail Diesel Car 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.