Matsonford (NHSL station)
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Matsonford Station is an interurban
rapid transit
station on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100)
. The station is located at Matsonford Road and Montgomery Avenue (PA 320
) in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
. Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains all stop at Matsonford. This station is in zone 2 of the two fare zones of the Norristown High Speed Line. The station lies 9.4 track miles from 69th Street Terminal
. There is off-street parking available at this station, over the southwest corner of Matsonford & Montgomery. The tracks run above the southeast corner and bridges can be found over both streets. Until 1993, the station was named Conshohocken Road.
Interurban
An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100)
Norristown High Speed Line
The Norristown High Speed Line is an interurban line system operated between Upper Darby and Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA by SEPTA...
. The station is located at Matsonford Road and Montgomery Avenue (PA 320
Pennsylvania Route 320
Pennsylvania Route 320 is a north–south state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the long route is at PA 291 in Chester...
) in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...
. Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains all stop at Matsonford. This station is in zone 2 of the two fare zones of the Norristown High Speed Line. The station lies 9.4 track miles from 69th Street Terminal
69th Street Terminal
69th Street Transportation Center is a SEPTA terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is also the southwestern terminus of Philadelphia's EL, the Market-Frankford Line ....
. There is off-street parking available at this station, over the southwest corner of Matsonford & Montgomery. The tracks run above the southeast corner and bridges can be found over both streets. Until 1993, the station was named Conshohocken Road.