30th Street Station

30th Street Station
Philadelphia, PA
A large Classical Revival train station viewed from the center of a city street
The main entrance to 30th Street Station in 2019
General information
Other namesWilliam H. Gray III 30th Street Station
Location2955 Market Street[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°W / 39.95583; -75.18194
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
SEPTA Main Line
Platforms9 island platforms (3 upper level, 6 lower level)
Tracks15 (6 upper level, 9 lower level)
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PHL
IATA codeZFV
Fare zoneCC (SEPTA)[2]
History
Opened1933 (Replaced West Philadelphia station)
Rebuilt1989
Previous namesPennsylvania Station–30th Street
Penn Central Station–30th Street
Passengers
FY 20234,197,176 boardings and alightings annually[3] (Amtrak)
2012580 boardings (weekday average)[4] (NJT)
20179,920 boardings (weekday average)[5] (SEPTA)
Rank3 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wilmington Acela Metropark
Vermonter Trenton
toward St. Albans
Wilmington
toward Chicago
Cardinal Trenton
toward New York
Wilmington
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
Wilmington Crescent
Wilmington
toward Savannah
Palmetto
Paoli
toward Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanian
Wilmington
toward Miami
Silver Meteor
Ardmore
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service North Philadelphia
toward New York
Wilmington Northeast Regional Trenton
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Penn Medicine
toward Airport
Airport Line Suburban Station
toward Glenside
North Philadelphia Chestnut Hill West Line Suburban Station
Penn Medicine
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line
Overbrook
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line
North Philadelphia
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
Penn Medicine
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line
Wynnefield Avenue
toward Cynwyd
Cynwyd Line Suburban Station
Terminus
Terminus Chestnut Hill East Line Suburban Station
Fox Chase Line Suburban Station
toward Fox Chase
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Suburban Station
toward Doylestown
Penn Medicine
Terminus
Manayunk/​Norristown Line Suburban Station
Warminster Line Suburban Station
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Suburban Station
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Terminus Atlantic City Line Pennsauken
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wilmington Metroliner Trenton
toward New York
Paoli
toward Chicago
Three Rivers
1995–2005
Broadway Limited
Until 1995
Chester Chesapeake Philadelphia–Suburban
Terminus
Overbrook
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
1981–1988
Wilmington Montrealer North Philadelphia
toward Montreal
Wilmington
toward Miami
Silver Star
1971–2024
Trenton
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
52nd Street Paoli/​Thorndale Line Suburban Station
Terminus
52nd Street
toward Ivy Ridge
Ivy Ridge Line
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Narberth
toward Chicago
Main Line North Philadelphia
Glenolden Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Terminus
52nd Street
toward Pottsville
Schuylkill Branch Suburban Station
Terminus
North Philadelphia Chestnut Hill Line
North Philadelphia Fort Washington Branch
52nd Street Norristown Line
52nd Street
toward Paoli
Paoli Line
North Philadelphia
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
49th Street West Chester Line
Darby
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line
Thirtieth Street station
Built1927–1933[7]
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78002456[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1978
Designated PHMCDecember 17, 1996[8]
Location
Map

30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The station opened in 1933 as Pennsylvania Station–30th Street, replacing the 1881 Broad Street station as the Pennsylvania Railroad's main station in the city.

30th Street Station is currently metropolitan Philadelphia's main railroad station and a major stop on Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone corridors. The station is also a major commuter rail station served by all SEPTA Regional Rail lines and is the western terminus for NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line. The station is also served by several SEPTA-managed city and suburban buses and by NJ Transit, Amtrak Thruway, and various intercity operators.

The station, which served over four million inter-city rail passengers in 2018, is Amtrak's third-busiest, after Penn Station in Manhattan and Union Station in Washington, D.C.,[9] and the 12th-busiest train station in North America.

In 2020, the station was named in honor of William H. Gray III, a former U.S. Congressman who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 until 1991.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fare Zone Map" (PDF). SEPTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference philarchmit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania Station – PHMC Historical Markerswork=Historical Marker Database". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  9. ^ "FY 2018 Company Profile" (PDF). www.amtrak.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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