SEPTA – Conshohocken Station

Update: I finally gave up working in Conshy because of the crappy, if not criminal, commuting options noted below, extenuated by miserably cold winters waiting outdoors where trains (without notice) basically never showed up. As far as I understand nothing’s changed with what I wrote below a year ago, nor do I expect it too anytime soon.
The «station» is hardly that. Technically it’s not a building but a trailer on the West side of the tracks, on the inbound side to Center City, Philadelphia. It is only open in the morning. At other times there is no place to take shelter from the elements other than a small bench enclosure beside the station, a.k.a shack, or standing under a nearby bridge, which is what most people do.
The «service» is a rail link whose only train is SEPTA’s so called «Norristown regional rail» line. Technically the line is not regional since it’s stops are too close together. it’s really a mostly outdoor subway sort of like the F train in NYC but is three times as expensive and it doesn’t go nearly as far.
The nominal time to or from the station and Center City is 40 minutes. The nominal driving time, even considering i76 traffic, is less than 30 minutes. There are a few «express trains» that make the journey in a little less time. However so called reverse commuters who work in rapidly expanding Conshohocken and travel from Philadelphia have no express service. In rush hour some trains run an abysmal 40 minutes apart. In non-​rush hour they run with far less frequency.
The parking is very small but drivers can effectively park for free in the corporate building garages, though marginally legal.
There was a proposal a few years ago by the Delaware Valley Planning Commission to build a real station with a parking structure, but the proposal was considered to costly and never realized.
Sadly the reality is many potential riders don’t use the system because of both the poor facility and inefficient service. Essentially all of my coworkers have elected to drive, and I work in the building right next to the station.