Villanova station (Norristown High Speed Line)

This article is about the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station. For the SEPTA Regional Rail station, see Villanova station.

Villanova station (soon to be known as Villanova South station^[2]) is a SEPTA rapid transit station near the campus of Villanova University in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.^[3] It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100). All trains stop at Villanova. The station lies 7 track miles (11 km) from 69th Street Terminal. The station has off-street parking available.

Villanova
General information
Location	Aldwyn Lane & Lancaster Avenue Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°02′02″N 75°20′39″W / 40.0340°N 75.3441°W / 40.0340; -75.3441
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking	43 spaces
Bicycle facilities	One rack
History
Opened	1907^[1]
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Radnor toward Norristown T.C. Norristown High Speed Line Stadium–Ithan Avenue toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Radnor toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 Stadium–Ithan Avenue toward 69th Street Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station Radnor toward Strafford Strafford Branch Until 1956 Stadium–Ithan Avenue toward 69th Street
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Radnor South toward Norristown Transit Center Stadium toward 69th Street Transit Center

Villanova station lies east of the former Strafford Spur, which was closed by the Philadelphia and Western Railroad in 1956. The former right-of-way between Strafford and Radnor serves as the P&W Bicycle Trail.^[4]

References

1. American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
2. "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
3. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
4. "Radnor Trail | Pennsylvania Trails | TrailLink".

External links

• SEPTA – Villanova station