Ardmore Junction station

Rapid transit station in Pennsylvania

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Ardmore Avenue toward Norristown T.C.		Norristown High Speed Line		Wynnewood Road toward 69th Street T.C.

Former services

Preceding station	Lehigh Valley Transit Company		Following station
Ardmore Avenue toward Allentown		Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951	Wynnewood Road toward 69th Street
Preceding station	Philadelphia and Western Railroad		Following station
Ardmore Avenue toward Strafford		Strafford Branch Until 1956	Wynnewood Road toward 69th Street

Future services (2024)

Preceding station	SEPTA Metro			Following station
Ardmore Avenue toward Norristown Transit Center				Wynnewood Road toward 69th Street Transit Center

Location

The Ardmore Junction station is a SEPTA transit station in Havertown, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line and SEPTA Route 103 bus.

The trolley stop is elevated, with the bus stop below on the Ardmore Busway. Ardmore Junction is on Haverford Road.

History

The Philadelphia and Western Railroad began stopping at this transit location in 1907 as part of the railroad's plans to connect Philadelphia with Parkesburg.^[1] The 103 bus right-of-way was once part of the Ardmore branch of the Red Arrow trolleys,^[2] but it was paved to make way for buses when the trolley line was discontinued in 1966.^[3]

The Norristown Line bridge was rebuilt circa 1992 during system-wide renovations.^[4]

In popular culture

This Philadelphia-area band Ardmore Junction, whose 1990s theme song was "High Speed Line," was named after the Ardmore Junction station—the station traveled to by guitarist Dan Mason to connect with fellow band member Kevin Shober.^[5]

Gallery

Ardmore Junction station

References

^ American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
^ "Old Ardmore Junction Photo". World-NYCSubways.org.
^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634820.
^ DeGraw, Roland (1992). "As Fast as a Speeding Bullet: Rebuilding the Norristown High-Speed Line" (PDF). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD 1361. p. 275. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Ardmore Junction—the band—extols commuting by rail." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 15, 1991, p. 183 (subscription required).