30th Street
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30th Street Station illuminated for the 2016 DNC
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Location | 2955 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°WCoordinates: 39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°W |
Owned by | Amtrak |
Line(s) |
Northeast Corridor Keystone Corridor (Main Line) |
Platforms | 3 island platforms (upper level), 6 lower level |
Tracks | 6 (upper level), 9 (lower level) |
Connections |
SEPTA Trolley All Routes
SEPTA City Bus: 9, 12, 21, 30, 31, 42, 44, 62, LUCYSEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125 JFK Boulevard
NJT Bus: 316, 414, 417, 555Megabus: M21, M23, M29, M30, M31, M32, M34 BoltBus |
Construction | |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Disabled access | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | PHL (Amtrak) |
Fare zone | C (SEPTA) |
History | |
Opened | 1933 |
Rebuilt | 1989 |
Previous names | Pennsylvania Station–30th Street |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2012) | 580 (Average weekday) (NJT) |
Passengers (2016) | 4,328,718 4.6% (Amtrak) |
Passengers | 16,662 (Average weekday) (SEPTA) |
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Thirtieth Street Station
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Location | W. River Dr., Market, 30th, and Arch Sts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Built | 1927-1933 |
Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 78002456 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 7, 1978 |
Designated PHMC | December 17, 1996 |
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The 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and one of the seven stations in Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) Center City fare zone. It is also a major stop on Amtrak's (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Northeast and Keystone Corridors.
The station's address is 2955 Market Street. It sits across from the former United States Post Office-Main Branch. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amtrak's code for the station is PHL. Its IATA Airport Code is ZFV on United because Amtrak's service to Newark Liberty International Airport is codeshared with United Airlines.
Of the 24 Pennsylvania stations served by Amtrak, the 30th Street Station was by far the busiest for the Fiscal Year 2013, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 11,303 passengers daily (almost twice the number of passengers of the other 23 Pennsylvania stations combined) and is Amtrak's overall 3rd-busiest station.
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), which was headquartered in Philadelphia, acquired tunnel rights from the Schuylkill River to 15th Street from the city of Philadelphia in return for land that the city needed to construct the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This allowed the company to build both Suburban Station and the 30th Street Station, which replaced Broad Street Station as the latter was too small. Broad St. Station was a stub-end terminal in Center City and through trains had to back in and out, and the company wanted a location which would accommodate trains between New York City and Washington. D.C. Broad St. Station also handled a large commuter operation, which the new underground Suburban Station was built to handle. (Because of the Depression and World War II, Broad St. Station didn't close until 1952.)