Introduction
SEPTA’s Route 90 operates between Norristown Transit Center and Plymouth Meeting Mall via Norristown Hospital, East Norriton, and Penn Square. Operations of route 90 is provided by Frontier Depot (Division 6).
Route 90 Routing
Route 90 operates from Norristown Transit Center to Marshall Street, diverting over to the Norristown State Hospital, then goes back to Markley Street into Swede street. At this point route 90 crosses over itself, as it first serves Penn Square, then select trips divert over to East Norriton via Germantown Pike, serving the Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, then back to Germantown Pike to Plymouth Meeting Mall. Every trip after 9pm does not serve Einstein Medical Center.
Route 90 Norristown History, 2005-2027
The most recent iteration of route 90 was created on October 31st 2005, replacing parts of route 95 and 97. This version of route 90 operated from Norristown Transit Center to Norristown State Hospital, then Penn Square, finally operating via Germantown Pike to Plymouth Meeting Mall. Throughout its history, there has only been one major service change on route 90, which came on September 4th 2012. This is when route 90 was extended to east Norriton to serve the Einstein Medical Center Montgomery.
In Summer 2027, Route 90 is supposed to be discontinued, and replaced with the Norristown SEPTA GO Zone.
Norristown SEPTA GO Zone.
The Norristown SEPTA GO Zone will be implemented in Summer 2027, replacing service on bus route 90. Riders will be able to request and reserve rides from anywhere within this zone, within 30 minutes of pickup. Key points within this zone include…
- East Norriton Township Park
- East Norriton Crossing Shopping Center
- Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
- Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park Zoo
- Mercy Suburban Hospital
- Logan Square Shopping Center
- Penn Square
- Plymouth Meeting Mall
- Norristown Farm Park
- Norristown Transit Center
- For SEPTA bus routes 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 131
- SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line at Norristown Transit Center Station
- Norristown Elm Street Station
- SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line at Norristown Elm Street Station
- Norristown Main Street Station
- SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line at Norristown Main Street Station
- Norristown State Hospital
- Northtowne Plaza Shopping Center
Although this new service will operate in a manner similar to ride-sharing, it takes basic SEPTA fare (cash $2.90, passes, etc) and still has basic hours of service (which will be revealed later). Anyone at any point within this zone can travel to any point, without needing to rely on existing schedules and fixed routing. Simply reserve, and ride.
New Bus Network Changes
Service in Norristown will be provided by the new Norristown SEPTA GO Zone starting in Summer 2027 as part of the New Bus Network Phase 3. Service on SEPTA route 90 will be discontinued in Summer 2027 as part of the New Bus Network Phase 3.
Other Routes using the same numbers
The number 90 was previously assigned to a city transit division bus route that operated crosstown service on Walnut and Locust Streets. This route was discontinued on September 7th 1997 and merged with route 12 on the same date. Timetables for that version of route 90 are available on the route 12 spotlight page.
Timetables
Below are historic timetables of route 90, and should be used for archival purposes only. This should not be used for actual service planning. Since route 90 is still active, you should refer to SEPTA’s website for current timetables. If you wish to see historic timetables for the city version of route 90, check the route 12 spotlight page.
- Route 90 Norristown to Plymouth Meeting Mall
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- September 4th 2007 (From the collection of Matt Ciecka)
- 2008
- 2009
- 2011
- 2012
- 2020
- November 16th 2020 (From the collection of Matt Ciecka)
- 2026
Audio Announcements
These are the door announcements that played when the doors opened on SEPTA Route 90, this was for buses delivered between 1996 and 2016.