Conshohocken station

Not to be confused with Matsonford station on SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line, originally named Conshohocken Road.

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]

Conshohocken
Conshohocken station in November 2023
General information
Location	10 Washington Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
Coordinates	40.0721°N 75.3086°W / 40.0721; -75.3086
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Norristown Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 95, 97 Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking	95 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Electrified	February 5, 1933[1]
Passengers
2017	771 boardings 747 alightings (weekday average)[2]
Rank	27 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 toward Philadelphia Terminus Plymouth Branch Plymouth Meeting toward Oreland
Location

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.
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

• SEPTA – Conshohocken station
• Station from Fayette Street from Google Maps Street View
• Old Reading Depot image (Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)

1. LeStourgeon, Colin (2021-04-18). "Construction Progresses On New Conshohocken Train Station". Philadelphia YIMBY. Retrieved 2023-10-09.