Conshohocken station

Rail station in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, US
40°04′20″N 75°18′31″W / 40.0721°N 75.3086°W / 40.0721; -75.3086Owned bySEPTALine(s)Norristown BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 95, 97
Bike transport Schuylkill River TrailConstructionParking95 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]Passengers2017771 boardings
747 alightings
(weekday average)[2]Rank27 of 146 Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown T.C.
toward Norristown–Elm Street
 Manayunk/​Norristown Line Spring Mill
toward Penn Medicine
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Norristown
toward Pottsville
 Main Line Manayunk
toward Philadelphia
Ivy Rock
toward Elm Street
 Norristown Branch Spring Mill
Terminus Plymouth Branch Plymouth Meeting
toward Oreland

Conshohocken station is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line. The station, located below Fayette Street, at Washington and Harry Streets in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, includes a 95-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Conshohocken station had a weekday average of 646 boardings and 682 alightings.[3]

Station layout

The station currently consists of two high-level side platforms and shelters to protect riders. The station building at the former low-level station, which was a trailer, was only open weekdays during the morning and early afternoon. Tickets could be purchased at the station during these times only. There is no ticket office at the current station.[4] SEPTA's station should not be confused with the station building on the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch, which is now the Schuylkill River Trail. This building, located a short distance away up Harry Street, is now a privately owned café and does not sell tickets.

Station rebuilding

Former Conshohocken station with low-level platforms

In 2018, SEPTA proposed a new station would be built downline (towards Norristown) from the current station. This new station includes a larger awning on the inbound platform, high platforms to allow level entry to the train, and ADA compliance. The projects estimated cost was $13.25 Million, and was originally set to be complete in winter 2022. The new station opened on November 6, 2023.

References

  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  4. ^ "SEPTA | Conshohocken Station".

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conshohocken station.
  • SEPTA – Conshohocken station
  • Station from Fayette Street from Google Maps Street View
  • Old Reading Depot image (Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
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  1. ^ LeStourgeon, Colin (2021-04-18). "Construction Progresses On New Conshohocken Train Station". Philadelphia YIMBY. Retrieved 2023-10-09.