Township Line Road station

Rapid transit station in Pennsylvania

Township Line Road

Township Line Road station platform

General information

Location

Township Line Road and Grove Place
Haverford Township, Pennsylvania

Coordinates

39°58′29′′N 75°16′53′′W / 39.9747°N 75.2815°W / 39.9747; -75.2815

Owned by

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

2

Connections

Bus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103

Construction

Structure type

Below-grade

Accessible

No

History

Previous names

West Overbrook^[1]

Services

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Penfield toward Norristown T.C.	Norristown High Speed Line	Parkview toward 69th Street T.C.

Former services

Preceding station	Lehigh Valley Transit Company		Following station
Penfield toward Allentown	Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951	Parkview toward 69th Street
Preceding station	Philadelphia and Western Railroad		Following station
Penfield toward Strafford	Strafford Branch Until 1956	Parkview toward 69th Street

Pending services

Preceding station	SEPTA Metro			Following station
Penfield toward Norristown		Parkview toward 69th Street

Location
Map

Township Line Road station, formerly known as West Overbrook station, is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line (Route 100 or M Line) and is located at Township Line Road (U.S. Route 1) and Grove Place, although SEPTA gives the address as being at City and Grove Place. Only local trains stop at Township Line Road. The station lies 1.4 track miles (2.3 km) from 69th Street Terminal. Bus stops for Routes 103 and 31 are located within walking distance of Township Line Road Station.^[2]

The station primarily serves the neighborhoods of Chatham and Carroll Park in Haverford Township.^[3] It is surrounded on its south and eastern sides by Cobbs Creek Park, part of the Fairmount Park system.^[2] It also borders the McCall Golf Club, the Grange Estate, and the currently under construction Cobbs Creek Golf Club. The station is located 20 feet below grade, stepping down from Township Line Road. Of the seven stations in Haverford along the M Line, this station has the fewest boardings in the Township.^[2] The current land use around the station is largely single family residential.^[3] In a study of the conditions of M Line Haverford stations, the station stood out as lacking amenities such as parking, pedestrian refuges, improved sidewalk conditions, bike infrastructure, clear signage, and crosswalks.^[2] The Forge-to-Refuge circuit trail and Cobbs Creek also runs parallel to the tracks, passing closely by the station.^[4]^[5]