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
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Matsonford
toward Norristown Transit Center
 M1 Radnor South
toward 69th Street Transit Center

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] Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains all stop at 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.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance via County Line Road overpass
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Norristown High Speed Line toward Gulph Mills or Norristown (Matsonford)
Inbound      Norristown High Speed Line toward 69th Street (Radnor) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

History

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

References

  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.


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