County Line station is an

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station on the

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Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). The station is located on County Line Road near Matsonford Road in

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. Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains all stop at County Line. Trains running south of this station cross under the

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(

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) that carries the

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as well as Amtrak's Pennsylvanian and Keystone Service trains. The station lies from

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Station layout

History

The station was built as an

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in the 1930s along the Lehigh Valley Transit Company line. The community raised $1,300 for the station's construction.

References

External links

SEPTA - County Line NHSL Station

County Line Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line stations {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub