SEPTA’S NORRISTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER PARKING GARAGE NOW OPEN ON WEEKENDS

Contact: SEPTA Public Relations
Felipe Suarez
(215) 580-7842

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 2008) – SEPTA will expand the hours of operation at the Norristown Transportation Center (NTC) parking garage to include accommodations for weekend riders beginning Sunday, September 7.

As a result, the NTC parking garage will now be open later on Friday evenings and include Saturday and Sunday hours to coincide with new late-night R6 Norristown weekend train service in effect September 12.

The parking garage’s new hours will be from 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. on Saturdays and from 6:30 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. on Sundays with Friday evening hours extended until 1:30 a.m.

Parking fees will be $3.00 after 1 p.m. on Fridays, as well as all day Saturday and Sunday. Monday through Thursday parking garage hours will now be curtailed by half an hour and close at 12:30 a.m.

SEPTA’s NTC parking garage, located at the corner of Dekalb Pike and Lafayette Street in Norristown, opened in April and is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The four-level garage is large enough to accommodate 522 vehicles providing more capacity for SEPTA commuters and other patrons.

The new garage also provides convenient entry and exit points and offers a method of payment which allows commuters to park and pay by the day or purchase re-loadable payment cards at a reduced cost per use by frequent visitors.

SEPTA service from the NTC includes Bus Routes 90, 91, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 131; the Route 100 Norristown High Speed Line; and the Norristown (R6) Regional Rail Line.

Information on SEPTA service is available online at SEPTA.org by calling the SEPTA Customer Service Department at (215) 580-7800.