In 2013, it was proposed to create a branch off the Norristown High Speed Line to serve the On February 29, 2016, SEPTA announced which of those routes it would prefer as being most cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly.

)Please note, most stations (except terminals) on the Norristown High Speed Line are request stops. A former Hughes Park Express service, was denoted by green destination signs, traveled nonstop from 69th Street to Beechwood–Brookline, and made all stops from there to Hughes Park in approximately 22 minutes. In Fiscal Year 2013, th… All trains share the same two tracks, so a limited leaving Norristown, for example, will be immediately followed by a local, which stops at more stations, and therefore is spaced farther from the previous train. Township Line Road (formerly West Overbrook Station), Roberts Road (formerly Rosemont Station), Stadium – Ithan Avenue (formerly Stadium Station) and DeKalb Street (formerly King Manor Station). If the train is scheduled to stop at the station, it will stop.4. The previous peak came in 2014 with 3,147,209 trips. Villanova station is a SEPTA rapid transit station near the campus of Villanova University in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. Norristown Limited service, denoted by blue destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 22 minutes, stopping at only eight stations. It runs from 5am to 1am, seven (7) days a week.
Once onboard, take a seat and watch/listen for your stop.

Norristown Express service, denoted by red destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 26 minutes, and stops at 17 stations. The Norristown High Speed Line is unique in its combination of transportation technologies. In summer 2013, SEPTA closed the bridge (the Bridgeport Viaduct) carrying the Norristown High Speed Line over the Schuylkill River for four months.The fare for a single ride as of January 2020 is $2.50 using cash or $2.00 using the Travel Wallet feature on a The service runs seven days a week, from about 5:00 am to 1:00 am.

During weekday peak periods (6:00–9:00 AM, 2:15–6:45 PM), the Norristown High Speed Line features express and limited services, which stop only at select stations, therefore decreasing travel time between 69th Street and Norristown. The route will branch off from the main route between On January 25, 2018, the SEPTA board approved a final route alignment, selecting the locally preferred routing from among the options studied in the project's draft Four new stations will be added to the line as follows:"Purple Line (Philadelphia)" redirects here. The station has off-street parking available. During weekday peak periods (6am–9am, 2:15pm–6:45pm), the Norristown High Speed Line features express and limited services, which stop only at select stations, therefore decreasing travel time between 69th Street and Norristown. Prior to this modern escalation in ridership the line's ridership was highest in 1973 at 2.86 million annual Effective June 14, 2010, SEPTA changed the names of four stations to reflect the streets on which they were located. Go to your station. (Passenger etiquette tip: Let people off before getting on. The Norristown High Speed Line (aka the Purple Line; the P&W; and Route 100) runs between 69th Street Transportation Center and Norristown Transportation serving the Main Line area in Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

Local trains from 69th Street to Norristown stop at all 22 stations, and the trip lasts approximately 32 minutes. Norristown Limited service, denoted by blue destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 22 minutes, stopping at only eight stations. Passengers wishing to board must push a button at the station, which activates a light visible to the engineer. Originally chartered as a Class I (steam) railroad, the line is fully The purple color-coded line was formerly known simply as Route 100, but was officially changed to its current name in September 2009 as part of a customer service initiative by SEPTA.The Norristown High Speed Line began service in 1907 as the From Norristown, the P&W RR connected its tracks with the Ridership on the Norristown Line peaked in 2015 at 3,429,300.