County Line station (Norristown High Speed Line)

This article is about the station on SEPTA Route Norristown High Speed Line. For the station on the former segment of the SEPTA Fox Chase Line, see County Line (SEPTA Regional Rail station).

County Line
General information
Location	County Line Road near Matsonford Road Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	40.0499°N 75.3474°W / 40.0499; -75.3474
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	c. 1930s
Electrified	Third 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
Pending services Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Matsonford toward Norristown Radnor South toward 69th Street
Location

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] All trains stop at the 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.

History

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

Utilization

Count Line station holds the distinction of being the station on the M Line with the least ridership. In 2021, it averaged 14 riders per day.[3] The land use around the station is almost entirely single family residential homes.

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.
3. Aaron (April 26, 2021). "Norristown High Speed Line: Proudly Unconventional". Tram Review. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

External links

• SEPTA – County Line station
• County Line Road entrance from Google Maps Street View