Wilmington station (Delaware)

Wilmington, DE
Wilmington station in July 2014
General information
Other names	Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station
Location	100 South French Street Wilmington, Delaware United States
Coordinates	39°44′12″N 75°33′04″W / 39.736759°N 75.551093°W / 39.736759; -75.551093
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Amtrak Thruway DART First State: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 33, 35, 37, 40, 42, 52, 301[1] Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	20 rack spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes[1]
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WIL SEPTA: 90203
IATA code	ZWI
Fare zone	4 (SEPTA)[1]
History
Opened	1908 (1908)
Rebuilt	2011
Electrified	1928[3] (toward Philadelphia) 1935[4] (toward Washington D.C)
Previous names	French Street Wilmington Pennsylvania Station
Passengers
FY 2023	625,373[5] (Amtrak)
2017	878 boardings, 632 alightings (weekday average)[6] (SEPTA)
Rank	19 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Baltimore toward Washington, D.C. Acela Philadelphia toward Boston South Vermonter Philadelphia toward St. Albans Baltimore toward Chicago Cardinal Philadelphia toward New York Baltimore toward Charlotte Carolinian Baltimore toward New Orleans Crescent Baltimore toward Savannah Palmetto Baltimore toward Miami Silver Meteor Newark, Delaware toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Philadelphia toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station SEPTA Following station Churchmans Crossing toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Claymont toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Newport toward Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Edge Moor toward Philadelphia Terminus Wilmington Line Edge Moor toward Suburban Station New Castle toward Cape Charles Delmarva Division Terminus Preceding station Amtrak Following station Newark, Delaware toward Washington, D.C. Chesapeake Chester toward Philadelphia–Suburban Baltimore toward Washington, D.C. Federal Philadelphia toward Boston South Aberdeen toward Tri-State Hilltopper Baltimore toward Washington, D.C. Metroliner Philadelphia toward New York Montrealer Philadelphia toward Montreal Baltimore toward Miami Silver Star Philadelphia toward New York
Wilmington Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	2 buildings and 1 structure on 3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Architect	Furness, Evans & Co.
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	76000581[7]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1976
Location

Wilmington station, also known as the Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Railroad Station, is a passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware. It serves nine Amtrak train routes and is part of the Northeast Corridor. It also serves SEPTA Regional Rail commuter trains on the Wilmington/Newark Line as well as DART First State local buses and Greyhound Lines intercity buses.

Built in 1907 as Pennsylvania Station, the station was renamed in 2011 for then-Vice President (now President) Joe Biden, an advocate for passenger rail who routinely took the train from Wilmington to Washington, D.C. during his time as a Senator from 1973 to 2009.^[8] In 1987, Biden formally announced his ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination at this station. Located on Front Street between French and Walnut Streets in downtown Wilmington, the station has one inside level with stores, a cafe/newsstand, Amtrak and SEPTA ticket offices, a car rental office, and restrooms. Passengers board their trains on the second-story train platforms.