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Villanova station (Norristown High Speed Line)

Coordinates: 40°02′02″N 75°20′39″W / 40.0340°N 75.3441°W / 40.0340; -75.3441
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Villanova
SEPTA rapid transit
General information
LocationStation Drive & Lancaster Avenue
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′02″N 75°20′39″W / 40.0340°N 75.3441°W / 40.0340; -75.3441
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
History
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
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Local
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Norristown Express
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Hughes Park Express

Villanova Station is an interurban rapid transit station on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). The station is located near the campus of Villanova University in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains stop at Villanova. The station lies 7.0 track miles from 69th Street Terminal. The station has off-street parking available.

Villanova station lies east of the former Strafford Spur, was closed by the Philadelphia and Western Railroad in 1956. Today, the former right-of-way between Strafford and Radnor serves as the P&W Bicycle Trail.