Roberts Road
General information
LocationRoberts Road and David Drive
Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′17″N 75°19′49″W / 40.0214°N 75.3304°W / 40.0214; -75.3304
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened1907
ElectrifiedThird rail
Previous namesRosemont (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 Transit Center
 M1 Bryn Mawr South
toward 69th Street Transit Center

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]

Local, Hughes Park Express, and Norristown Express trains stop at Roberts Road. The station lies 5.9 track miles (9.5 km) from 69th Street Terminal.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Norristown High Speed Line toward Gulph Mills or Norristown (Garrett Hill)
Inbound      Norristown High Speed Line toward 69th Street (Bryn Mawr) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance via Roberts Road underpass

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]

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.
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