Bridgeport station (SEPTA)

For other places with the same name, see Bridgeport station (disambiguation).

Bridgeport
Bridgeport station in 2017
General information
Location	Sixth Street near DeKalb Street Bridgeport, PA
Coordinates	40.1049°N 75.3482°W / 40.1049; -75.3482
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1912
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Norristown T.C. Terminus Norristown High Speed Line DeKalb Street toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Lafayette Street toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 King Manor toward 69th Street
Pending services Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Norristown Transit Center Terminus DeKalb Street toward 69th Street Transit Center
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.[1]

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.

External links

• SEPTA – Bridgeport station
• 5th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View