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Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in 2017
General information
LocationSixth Street near DeKalb Street
Bridgeport, PA
Coordinates40°06′18″N 75°20′54″W / 40.1049°N 75.3482°W / 40.1049; -75.3482
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1912
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown T.C.Terminus Norristown High Speed Line DeKalb Streettoward 69th Street T.C.
Former services
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Lafayette Streettoward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed LineUntil 1951 King Manortoward 69th Street
Pending services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Norristown Transit Centertoward Norristown DeKalb Streettoward 69th Street
Location

Bridgeport station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). The station is located on Sixth Street near DeKalb Street (US 202), although SEPTA's official website gives the address as being near 5th and Merion Streets. All trains stop at Bridgeport. The station lies 12.8 track miles (20.6 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

History

The station opened in 1912 as part of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad branch line to Norristown.

A Red Arrow Lines Liberty Liner at the station in 1976

References

  1. "Express Time on Trolleys". The Central News. 10 July 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 5 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon

External links

SEPTA rapid transit stations
Market–Frankford Line
Broad Street Line
Broad–Ridge Spur
Norristown
High Speed Line
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