30th Street Station

30th Street Station Philadelphia, PA
The main entrance to 30th Street Station in 2019
General information
Other names	William H. Gray III 30th Street Station
Location	2955 Market Street[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Coordinates	39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°W / 39.95583; -75.18194
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor Keystone Corridor (Main Line) SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	9 island platforms (3 upper level, 6 lower level)
Tracks	15 (6 upper level, 9 lower level)
Connections	SEPTA Metro: (at Drexel) 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
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PHL
IATA code	ZFV
Fare zone	CC (SEPTA)[2]
History
Opened	1933 (Replaced West Philadelphia station)
Rebuilt	1989
Previous names	Pennsylvania Station–30th Street Penn Central Station–30th Street
Passengers
FY 2023	4,197,176 boardings and alightings annually[3] (Amtrak)
2012	580 boardings (weekday average)[4] (NJT)
2017	9,920 boardings (weekday average)[5] (SEPTA)
Rank	3 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wilmington toward Washington, D.C. Acela Metropark toward Boston South Vermonter Trenton toward St. Albans Wilmington toward Chicago Cardinal Trenton toward New York Wilmington toward Charlotte Carolinian Wilmington toward New Orleans 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 toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Trenton toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station SEPTA Following station Penn Medicine toward Airport Airport Line Suburban Station toward Glenside North Philadelphia toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line Suburban Station toward Temple University 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 toward Chestnut Hill East Fox Chase Line Suburban Station toward Fox Chase Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Suburban Station toward Doylestown Penn Medicine Terminus Manayunk/​Norristown Line Suburban Station toward Norristown–Elm Street Warminster Line Suburban Station toward Warminster West Trenton Line Suburban Station toward West Trenton Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Terminus Atlantic City Line Pennsauken toward Atlantic City
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wilmington toward Washington, D.C. Metroliner Trenton toward New York Paoli toward Chicago Three Rivers 1995–2005 Broadway Limited Until 1995 Chester toward Washington, D.C. Chesapeake Philadelphia–Suburban Terminus Overbrook toward Harrisburg Keystone Service 1981–1988 Wilmington toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer North Philadelphia toward Montreal Wilmington toward Miami Silver Star 1971–2024 Trenton toward New York Preceding station SEPTA Following station 52nd Street toward Downingtown 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 toward New York or Exchange Place Glenolden toward Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Terminus 52nd Street toward Pottsville Schuylkill Branch Suburban Station Terminus North Philadelphia toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line North Philadelphia toward White Marsh Fort Washington Branch 52nd Street toward Norristown–Haws Avenue Norristown Line 52nd Street toward Paoli Paoli Line North Philadelphia toward Trenton Trenton Line 49th Street toward West Chester West Chester Line Darby toward Wilmington Wilmington Line
Thirtieth Street station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Built	1927–1933[7]
Architect	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	78002456[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 7, 1978
Designated PHMC	December 17, 1996[8]
Location

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. As of 2023, the station is third-busiest Amtrak station in the nation with over 4.1 passengers.

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 four million inter-city rail passengers in 2018.^[9]

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.