Ardmore Junction station

Rapid transit station in Pennsylvania

For stations with similar names, see Ardmore (disambiguation) § Transportation.

Ardmore Junction

Ardmore Junction station in 2017

General information
Location| Hathaway Lane & Haverford Road
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 39°59′46″N 75°18′13″W﻿ / ﻿39.9962°N 75.3035°W﻿ / 39.9962; -75.3035
Owned by| SEPTA
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103
Construction
Parking| Yes
History
Electrified| Third rail
Services
| Preceding station  |  SEPTA | Following station

|
|

Ardmore Avenue

toward Norristown T.C.

|  | Norristown High Speed Line |  | Wynnewood Road

toward 69th Street T.C.

Former services

| Preceding station  | Lehigh Valley Transit Company | Following station

|
|

Ardmore Avenue

toward Allentown

|  | Liberty Bell High Speed Line

Until 1951

|  | Wynnewood Road

toward 69th Street

Preceding station  | Philadelphia and Western Railroad | Following station
Ardmore Avenue

toward Strafford

|  | Strafford Branch

Until 1956

|  | Wynnewood Road

toward 69th Street

Future services (2024)

| Preceding station  |  SEPTA Metro | Following station

|
|

Ardmore Avenue

toward Norristown

|  |  |  | Wynnewood Road

toward 69th Street

Location

The Ardmore Junction station is a SEPTA transit station in Havertown, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line and SEPTA Route 103 bus.

The trolley stop is elevated, with the bus stop below on the Ardmore Busway. Ardmore Junction is on Haverford Road.

## History

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The Philadelphia and Western Railroad began stopping at this transit location in 1907 as part of the railroad's plans to connect Philadelphia with Parkesburg.[1] The 103 bus right of way was once part of the Ardmore branch of the Red Arrow Lines trolleys,[2] but it was paved to make way for buses when the trolley line was discontinued in 1966.[3]

The Norristown Line bridge was rebuilt circa 1992 during system-wide renovations.[4]

### In popular culture

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This Philadelphia-area band Ardmore Junction, whose 1990s theme song was "High Speed Line," was named after the Ardmore Junction station—the station traveled to by guitarist Dan Mason to connect with fellow band member Kevin Shober.[5]

## Gallery

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* Ardmore Junction station

## References

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1. ^ American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
2. ^ "Old Ardmore Junction Photo". World-NYCSubways.org.
3. ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634820.
4. ^ DeGraw, Roland (1992). "As Fast as a Speeding Bullet: Rebuilding the Norristown High-Speed Line" (PDF). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD 1361. p. 275. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
5. ^ "Ardmore Junction—the band—extols commuting by rail." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 15, 1991, p. 183 (subscription required).

## External links

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* SEPTA – Ardmore Junction station
* "Ardmore Junction Route 100 Station". The Subway Nut.

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High Speed Line|

* 69th Street Transportation Center
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