Service
The fare as of 2010 is $2.00 cash on board, or $1.55 using pre-purchased tokens, with an additional $0.50 zone charge when traveling in more than one zone. The service runs seven days a week, from about 5:00 am to 1:00 am at night.
Local trains from 69th Street to Norristown stop at all 22 stations, and the trip lasts approximately 32 minutes. Occasionally, local trains may run only between 69th Street and Bryn Mawr, stopping at ten stations.
During weekday peak periods (6:00–9:00 AM, 2:15–6:45 PM), the Norristown High Speed Line features express and limited services, which stop only at select stations, therefore decreasing travel time between 69th Street and Norristown. Norristown Express service, which is noted by red destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 26 minutes, and stops at 17 stations. Hughes Park Express service, which is noted by green destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Hughes Park in approximately 22 minutes, stopping at 16 stations. Norristown Limited service, which is noted by blue destination signs, travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 22 minutes, stopping at only eight stations. There is also one southbound Limited trip on Saturdays. All trains share the same two tracks, so a limited leaving Norristown, for example, will be immediately followed by a local, which stops at more stations, and therefore is spaced farther from the previous train. The next limited will catch up with it. Similarly, a local may leave Bryn Mawr right after an express stops there, and gets to 69th St. just before the next express or limited catches up with it.
| Local | Norristown Express | Hughes Park Express | Norristown Limited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69th Street Terminal | 69th Street Terminal | 69th Street Terminal | 69th Street Terminal |
| Parkview | — | — | — |
| Township Line Rd. | — | — | — |
| Penfield | Penfield | — | — |
| Beechwood–Brookline | — | Beechwood–Brookline | — |
| Wynnewood Road | — | Wynnewood Road | — |
| Ardmore Junction | Ardmore Junction | Ardmore Junction | Ardmore Junction |
| Ardmore Avenue | — | Ardmore Avenue | — |
| Haverford | Haverford | Haverford | — |
| Bryn Mawr | Bryn Mawr | Bryn Mawr | — |
| Roberts Road | Roberts Road | Roberts Road | — |
| Garrett Hill | Garrett Hill | Garrett Hill | — |
| Ithan Av. | Ithan Av. | Ithan Av. | — |
| Villanova | Villanova | Villanova | — |
| Radnor | Radnor | Radnor | Radnor |
| County Line | County Line | County Line | — |
| Matsonford | Matsonford | Matsonford | — |
| Gulph Mills | Gulph Mills | Gulph Mills | Gulph Mills |
| Hughes Park | Hughes Park | Hughes Park | Hughes Park |
| DeKalb St. | DeKalb St. | — | DeKalb St. |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport | — | Bridgeport |
| Norristown | Norristown | — | Norristown |
Read more about this topic: Norristown High Speed Line
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