"Penn Station (Philadelphia)" redirects here. For the station named for the University of Pennsylvania, see
Penn Medicine Station.
30th Street Station
Philadelphia, PA |
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The main entrance to 30th Street Station in 2019 |
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| Other names | William H. Gray III 30th Street Station |
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| Location | 2955 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°W / 39.95583; -75.18194 |
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| Owned by | Amtrak |
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| Lines | Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
SEPTA Main Line |
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| Platforms | 9 island platforms (3 upper level, 6 lower level) |
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| Tracks | 15 (6 upper level, 9 lower level) |
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| Connections | - SEPTA Metro: (Drexel Station at 30th Street)
- SEPTA City Bus: 9, 12, 21, 30, 31, 42, 44, 49, 62, LUCY
- SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125
- At JFK Boulevard & 30th Street:
- Martz Trailways
- NJ Transit Bus: 313, 315, 316, 414, 417, 555
- At Schuylkill Avenue & Walnut Street:
- Peter Pan
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| Parking | Yes |
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
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| Accessible | Yes |
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| Station code | Amtrak: PHL |
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| IATA code | ZFV |
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| Fare zone | CC (SEPTA) |
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| Opened | 1933 (Replaced West Philadelphia station) |
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| Rebuilt | 1989 |
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| Previous names | Pennsylvania Station–30th Street
Penn Central Station–30th Street |
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| FY 2025 | 5,586,174 boardings and alightings annually (Amtrak) |
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| 2024 | 451 boardings (weekday average) (NJT) |
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| 2017 | 9,920 boardings (weekday average) (SEPTA) |
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| Rank | 3 of 146 (SEPTA) |
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Pennsylvania state historical marker |
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| Built | 1927–1933 |
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| Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
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| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
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| NRHP reference No. | 78002456 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 7, 1978 |
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| Designated No parameter | December 17, 1996 |
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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. The station is the third-busiest Amtrak station in the nation with over 5.5 million passengers as of 2025.
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 served over five and a half million inter-city rail passengers during the 2025 fiscal year (October 2024 through September 2025.
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.