Route of the Week - Manayunk/Norristown Line
December 17, 2018
This week we're shining a spotlight on the Manayunk/Norristown Line! The Manayunk/Norristown Line is one of 13 lines in SEPTA's Regional Rail network. There are 16 stops along this line, beginning at 30th Street Station and continuing to Elm Street in Norristown. Along the 19.5-mile route, the Manayunk/Norristown Line's stops include Suburban Station, Manayunk, Conshohocken, and Norristown Transportation Center. On a typical weekday, this line carries 10,486 passengers and travels 10,530 miles.
The Manayunk/Norristown Line was founded by the Reading Company's Norristown Branch. It originally ran from Philadelphia to Reading, Pennsylvania. Electrified service to Norristown and Chestnut Hill East began on February 5, 1933. Steam (and later diesel)-operated intercity services continued to operate beyond Norristown. By the 1960s Budd Rail Diesel Cars handled most of the Reading's diesel services, although the Reading's EMD FP7 locomotives, displaced from the Crusader, saw regular use on the Philadelphia–Reading run. SEPTA discontinued services beyond Norristown on July 26, 1981.
Between 1984 and 2010, the line was designated R6 Norristown as part of SEPTA's diametrical reorganization of its lines. The R-number naming system was dropped on July 25, 2010 and the line it became known at the Manayunk/Norristown Line.
Still have some holiday shopping to do? Take the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Suburban Station and head to the Christmas Village! The German-style Christmas Village is in the newly renovated LOVE Park now thru Christmas Eve with vendors offering holiday decor, gifts and more!
Phil the Reindeer knows the best way to the Christmas Village!
