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Ardmore Avenue station

Coordinates: 40°00′00″N 75°18′34″W / 39.9999°N 75.3095°W / 39.9999; -75.3095
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Ardmore Avenue
A Norristown High Speed Line car approaches Ardmore Avenue station during the 2013 U.S. Open at nearby Merion Golf Club
General information
LocationNear Ardmore Avenue & Haverford Road
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′00″N 75°18′34″W / 39.9999°N 75.3095°W / 39.9999; -75.3095
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103
Construction
Parking37 spaces
Bicycle facilities8 rack spaces
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1907 (1907)
Previous namesArdmore
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Haverford Norristown High Speed Line Ardmore Junction
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Haverford
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
Ardmore Junction
Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station
Haverford
toward Strafford
Strafford Branch
Until 1956
Ardmore Junction
Location
Ardmore Avenue is located in Philadelphia
Ardmore Avenue
Ardmore Avenue
Location within Philadelphia

Ardmore Avenue station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line, and is located at Ardmore Avenue and Haverford Road.[1] Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains all stop at Ardmore Avenue. The station lies 3.9 track miles (6.3 km) from 69th Street Transportation Center. The station has off-street parking available.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Norristown High Speed Line toward Bryn Mawr, Hughes Park, or Norristown (Haverford)
Inbound      Norristown High Speed Line toward 69th Street (Ardmore Junction)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance to Ardmore Avenue and parking

History

The Ardmore station of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad opened in 1907.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ardmore Avenue Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.