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County Line station (Norristown High Speed Line)

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Coordinates: 40°03′00″N 75°20′51″W / 40.0499°N 75.3474°W / 40.0499; -75.3474
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This article is about the station on SEPTA Route Norristown High Speed Line. For the station on the former segment of the SEPTA Fox Chase Line, see County Line (SEPTA Regional Rail station).

County Line
General information
LocationCounty Line Road near Matsonford Road
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates40°03′00″N 75°20′51″W / 40.0499°N 75.3474°W / 40.0499; -75.3474
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNo
History
Openedc. 1930s
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Matsonford
toward Norristown T.C.
 Norristown High Speed Line Radnor
toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Matsonford
toward Allentown
 Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
 Radnor
toward 69th Street
Pending services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Matsonford
toward Norristown
 Radnor South
toward 69th Street
Location
Map

County Line station is an interurban rapid transit station on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). The station is located on County Line Road near Matsonford Road in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.[1] All trains stop at the County Line. Trains running south of this station cross under the Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) that carries the Paoli/Thorndale Line as well as Amtrak's Pennsylvanian and Keystone Service trains. The station lies 8.6 track miles (13.8 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

History

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The station was built as an infill station in the 1930s[when?] along the Lehigh Valley Transit Company line. The community raised $1,300 for the station's construction.[2]

Utilization

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Count Line station holds the distinction of being the station on the M Line with the least ridership. In 2021, it averaged 14 riders per day.[3] The land use around the station is almost entirely single family residential homes.

References

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  1. ^ "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Mocarski, Monica (March 1, 2006). "Tracking the history of Radnor's trolleys". Main Line Times & Suburban. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Aaron (April 26, 2021). "Norristown High Speed Line: Proudly Unconventional". Tram Review. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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