Norristown Branch

The Norristown Branch is a railway line in Pennsylvania. It runs 14.6 miles (23.5 km) from a junction with the SEPTA Main Line in North Philadelphia to Norristown, Pennsylvania. It was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad (PG&N) in 1834, and was a part of the Reading Company system from 1870 until 1976. Today it is owned by SEPTA and hosts the Manayunk/Norristown Line commuter rail service.

Norristown Branch
An outbound Manayunk/Norristown Line train on the Norristown Branch at Norristown Transportation Center
Overview
OwnerSEPTA
Service
Services     Manayunk/Norristown Line
History
Opened18 October 1834 (1834-10-18)
Technical
Line length14.6 mi (23.5 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification12kv 25hz overhead catenary
Route map

mi
Elm Street Yard
18.1
Norristown–Elm Street
17.9
Elm
17.8
Norristown–Main Street
17.2
Norristown T.C.
Swedes Ford Bridge
16.9
Ford
15.9
15.8
Mogees
15.3
Ivy Rock
15.0
Plymouth Branch
14.2
Plymouth Junction
13.5
Conshohocken
12.3
Spring Mill
10.7
Miquon
9.4
Shawmont
8.2
Ivy Ridge
7.7
Ivy Ridge Branch
7.5
Manayunk
6.4
Wissahickon
5.5
East Falls
Chestnut Hill West Branch
4.7
Richmond Branch
4.0
Allegheny
3.5
16th Street Junction
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