Bridgeport station (SEPTA)

Bridgeport station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). The station is located on Sixth Street near DeKalb Street (US 202), although SEPTA's official website gives the address as being near 5th and Merion Streets. All trains stop at Bridgeport. The station lies 12.8 track miles (20.6 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in 2017
General information
LocationSixth Street near DeKalb Street
Bridgeport, PA
Coordinates40°06′18″N 75°20′54″W / 40.1049°N 75.3482°W / 40.1049; -75.3482
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1912
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown T.C.
Terminus
Norristown High Speed Line DeKalb Street
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Lafayette Street
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
King Manor
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Norristown Transit Center
toward Norristown
DeKalb Street
Location
Map

History

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The station opened in 1912 as part of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad branch line to Norristown.[1]

 
A Red Arrow Lines Liberty Liner at the station in 1976

References

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  1. ^ "Express Time on Trolleys". The Central News. 10 July 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 5 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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