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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 Avenuetoward Norristown T.C. Norristown High Speed Line Wynnewood Roadtoward 69th Street T.C.
Former services Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Ardmore Avenuetoward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed LineUntil 1951 Wynnewood Roadtoward 69th Street Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station Ardmore Avenuetoward Strafford Strafford BranchUntil 1956 Wynnewood Roadtoward 69th Street
Pending services Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Ardmore Avenuetoward Norristown Transit Center Wynnewood Roadtoward 69th Street Transit Center
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 and Wynnewood stations are key anchors of the Haverford Road Corridor.

The land use around the station is predominately residential with some commercial. The station serves the neighborhoods of Ardmore Park, Merwood, Oakmont and Merion Golf Manor. The SEPTA private busway, used by the 103 bus, is notable for being the first private busway in the United States. The busway is an important pedestrian and active mobility link to the Oakmont neighborhood.

History

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. The 103 bus right of way was once part of the Ardmore branch of the Red Arrow Lines trolleys, but it was paved to make way for buses when the trolley line was discontinued in 1966. The Norristown Line bridge was rebuilt around 1992 during system-wide renovations.

In popular culture

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.

Gallery

• Ardmore Junction station
• Ardmore Junction Station when Route 103 was a Trolley

References

1. ^ "Draft Comprehensive Plan: Haverford 2035" (PDF). Haverford Township. December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "History of Haverford | The Township of Haverford, PA". www.havtwp.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
3. American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
4. "Old Ardmore Junction Photo". World-NYCSubways.org.
5. Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634820.
6. 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.
7. "Ardmore Junction—the band—extols commuting by rail." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 15, 1991, p. 183 (subscription required).

External links

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

• SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line stations