Roberts Road station

Roberts Road station, formerly Rosemont station, is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100) and is located at Roberts Road and David Drive in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.^[1] All trains stop at Roberts Road. The station lies 5.9 track miles (9.5 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

Roberts Road
General information
Location	Roberts Road and David Drive Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0214°N 75.3304°W / 40.0214; -75.3304
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1907
Electrified	Third rail
Previous names	Rosemont (1907–2010)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Garrett Hill toward Norristown T.C. Norristown High Speed Line Bryn Mawr toward 69th Street T.C.
Former services Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station Garrett Hill toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 Bryn Mawr toward 69th Street Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station Garrett Hill toward Strafford Strafford Branch Until 1956 Bryn Mawr toward 69th Street
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Garrett Hill toward Norristown Bryn Mawr South toward 69th Street
Location

History

The Rosemont station of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad opened in 1907.^[2] On July 19 of that same year, railroad foreman John McNally was struck and killed by a train while he was crossing the tracks.^[3]

During the 1920s, proximity to the Rosemont station was a selling point for area realtors.^[4] On January 22, 1926, several people were injured when an electric train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad struck the rear of a westbound express train at the Rosemont station.^[5]

The station was renamed from Rosemont to Roberts Road by SEPTA on September 5, 2010.^[6]

Gallery

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  Brill "Bullet" car 203 arriving at the station in 1968

References

1. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
2. American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
3. "Montgomery County Notes." Lansdale, Pennsylvania: Lansdale Reporter, July 25, 1907, p. 3 (subscription required).
4. "Rosemont," in "Wm. H. Wilson & Co." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20, 1925, p. 77 (subscription required).
5. "Paoli Express and Train in Crash." Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Times, January 22, 1926, p. 2 (subscription required).
6. "Select Station Names To Change On Route 101 and 102 Trolleys/Norristown High Speed Line". SEPTA. July 30, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

External links

• SEPTA – Roberts Road station
• Roberts Road entrance from Google Maps Street View