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42-545: Trenton Line trains operate along a four-track line from 30th Street Station via the Philadelphia Zoo (without stopping there), to North Philadelphia, before running parallel to I-95 and then US 13 for several miles. It crosses the Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey before making its final stop at Trenton Transit Center , which is also served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains. The route

84-548: A $ 400 million renovation of the station aided by funds from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , serving as the first phase of the District Plan. The project encompasses modernized retail and food court spaces, consolidation of ticketing and operations to create more concourse space, expansion of the Market Street "Porch" plaza, renovated Amtrak offices and Metropolitan Lounge, and state of good repair;

126-565: A cavernous main passenger concourse with ornate Art Deco decor. Prominently displayed is the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial , which honors Pennsylvania Railroad employees killed in World War II . It consists of a bronze statue of the archangel Michael lifting the body of a dead soldier out of the flames of war, and was sculpted by Walker Hancock in 1950. On the four sides of

168-578: A circular route in University City . There are two lines—Green and Gold—both of which travel along the same streets, but in opposite directions. Technically, there are no terminal stops, but the schedules lists 30th Street Station as its end point although drivers take their layovers on JFK Boulevard just west of 30th Street. The Boulevard Direct , which is part of the SEPTA DIRECT BUS brand, operates along Roosevelt Boulevard between

210-419: A direct connection to SEPTA is not in scope. Work commenced in early 2024 and will last until October 2027. Many important highways and streets pass next to or near the station. Vehicles and taxicabs can reach the station from various major routes, including Market Street ( PA 3 ), Interstate 76 ( Schuylkill Expressway ), and Interstate 676 (Vine Street Expressway). The John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge

252-400: A former mayor of Philadelphia, was lukewarm, while Amtrak officials worried that a "Ben" station could be confused with its other three "Penn" stations. On January 25, 2006, Pew abandoned the campaign, giving no reason. In August 2014, Congress passed legislation to rename the station William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in honor of William H. Gray III , a former U.S. Congressman from

294-583: A free interchange between the Boulevard Direct and the Route 14 bus for same direction travel. The Boulevard Direct service was launched on October 22, 2017. The Boulevard Direct is operated by the Comly District. SEPTA Owl Link was an on-demand microtransit service that provided late night connections from City Transit routes to employers in lower Bucks County . The service connected with

336-507: A location which would accommodate trains between New York City and Washington, D.C. Broad Street station also handled a large commuter operation, which the new underground Suburban Station was built to handle. Construction on 30th Street Station began in 1927 and the station opened in 1933, starting with two platform tracks. Graham, Anderson, Probst and White , the Chicago -based firm that succeeded D.H. Burnham & Company , designed

378-426: A reinforced roof with space for small aircraft to land, and contained a mortuary, a chapel and more than 3,000 square feet of hospital space. The vast waiting room is faced with travertine and the coffered ceiling is painted gold, red and cream. The building's exterior has columned porte-cocheres on the west and east facades, and shows a balance between classical and modern architectural styles. Due in part to

420-606: Is Amtrak's third-busiest , after Penn Station in Manhattan and Union Station in Washington, D.C. , 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. The station is located at 2955 Market Street in the 30th Street Station District of

462-537: 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,

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504-541: Is just east of the station. Trains from SEPTA , Amtrak , and NJ Transit serve the station. The three east-west Upper Level platforms serve SEPTA Regional Rail ; all 13 Regional Rail lines stop at the station. It is one of three stations that are part of the Center City Commuter Connection . The north-south Lower Level platforms serve Amtrak trains, as well as NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line . SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line (also known as

546-527: Is only two northbound trips. Former trolleybus route SEPTA operates bus routes numbered in the 400 Series which are designed to serve students attending schools in the city of Philadelphia. Per federal regulations, SEPTA is not allowed to offer charter bus service for the School District of Philadelphia , so all riders are allowed to utilize the 400 Series routes. or Henry and Midvale The LUCY routes ( L oop through U niversity C it Y ) follow

588-480: Is part of the middle leg of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor ; all 11 of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor services run along this line. The line's termini, 30th Street and Trenton Transit Center, have long been among the busiest Amtrak stations in the country. On weekdays, Amtrak connections are also available at North Philadelphia and Cornwells Heights. Connecting Trenton Line service is listed in timetables for NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line , of which Trenton Transit Center

630-549: Is the southern terminus. Electrified service between Philadelphia and Trenton began on June 29, 1930. Between 1984–2010 the route was designated R7 Trenton as part of SEPTA's diametrical reorganization of its lines. Trenton Line trains operated through the city center to the Chestnut Hill East Line on the ex-Reading side of the system. The R-number naming system was dropped on July 25, 2010. As of 2022, most Trenton Line trains continue through Center City to

672-678: The 30th Street Station District master plan. Building off of Brandywine and Drexel's Schuylkill Yards project, this 35-year plan envisions a modernized and expanded 30th Street Station capable of hosting 20 to 25 million annual passengers, an expansion of the outdoor plaza, new connections to SEPTA Metro , and a centralized intercity bus terminal. Similar to New York's Hudson Yards , the plan also envisions up to 18 million square feet of potential development through Schuylkill Yards and expansion over Penn Coach Yard, potentially hosting 10,000 residents and 40,000 jobs. In 2023, Amtrak, in partnership with Plenary Group , announced that work would start on

714-603: The COVID-19 pandemic . 30th Street Station 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

756-677: The Cira Centre office tower was opened between 30th Street and the garage, which was the station's first transit-oriented development built by Brandywine Realty Trust under a ground lease. A pedestrian bridge over Arch Street was also built, connecting from 30th Street Station's upper level to the parking garage and the Cira Centre; this prevents pedestrians from interacting with heavy traffic from PA 3 and I-76 . In 2016, Amtrak, in partnership with Brandywine, Drexel University , and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects, released

798-550: The Delaware Valley metropolitan region. In the 1970s, Amtrak installed a Solari board by Solari di Udine in the main waiting room to display train departure information. On November 30, 2018, officials announced that the board—by then, the railroad's last remaining Solari device—would be replaced with a digital board. A minor public outcry followed, and within days, Rep. Brendan Boyle urged Amtrak CEO Richard H. Anderson to reconsider. In January 2019, Amtrak sent

840-614: The Frankford Transportation Center and the Neshaminy Mall . Boulevard Direct offers limited-stop service along Roosevelt Boulevard, with service operating every 10–15 minutes during most times on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends. The service offers improved travel times compared to traditional bus service along Route 14, with more frequent service and several bus stops located on the far side of intersections to improve performance. SEPTA offers

882-645: The Great Depression and World War II , the Broad Street station remained open until 1952. Until 1958, 30th Street Station was one of two major intercity stations in Philadelphia; the other was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 's station on Chestnut Street . However, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ended all service north of Baltimore in 1958, making 30th Street the major intercity terminal in

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924-756: The University City section of Philadelphia , near both the Schuylkill River and Center City . The building opened in 1933, and has been named to the National Register of Historic Places . 30th Street Station is Amtrak's third-busiest station in the nation , and by far the busiest of the 24 stations in Pennsylvania, serving over four million Amtrak rail passengers and over 12 million SEPTA and NJ TRANSIT rail commuters annually. On any average weekday, 30th Street Station provides train service to over 100,000 passengers. Amtrak 's code for

966-470: The "El") and all of SEPTA's subway–surface lines (routes T1 through T5) stop at the 30th Street subway station, less than half a block, or 0.1 miles (0.16 km), from the southwest entrance to 30th Street Station. A pedestrian tunnel once directly connected the underground subway station with all five lower level passenger platforms of 30th Street Station. This was closed in the 1980s, reportedly due to safety concerns. SEPTA and Amtrak floated reopening

1008-491: The Chestnut Hill East Line, while some trains terminate at Temple University or continue to other destinations. The Trenton Line usually has two push-pull electric-locomotive-hauled trains on the morning express runs and two on the evening express runs. Each train is usually made up of 6 coach trailers made by Bombardier with ACS-64 locomotives hauling them. SEPTA activated positive train control on

1050-778: The Marines (1945). In television, the station is featured in the recurring opening credits of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 2, episode 7). It also appears in the 2010 video game Heavy Rain . SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes The City Transit Division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) operate almost all of Philadelphia 's public transit, including all six trolley , three trackless trolley , and 70 bus lines within city limits. Some of

1092-509: The Philadelphia area. At the time, the change was to occur "in the next few months". In 2019, signs were installed outside the station with the new name and plans were announced for a statue of Gray and a memorial plaque. The name change officially took effect on February 6, 2020. The building is owned by Amtrak and houses many Amtrak corporate offices, although Amtrak is officially headquartered near Union Station in Washington, D.C. The 562,000 ft (52,000 m ) facility features

1134-538: The Trenton Line on May 1, 2017. The Trenton Line includes the following stations north of the Center City Commuter Connection ; stations indicated with gray background are closed. All stations within the Philadelphia city limits have a ticket office for purchasing ticket (s) to ride the Trenton line. Many stations outside the city limits have a ticket office as well, however they have shorter hours (most outside

1176-664: The Union Traction Company (UTC). In 1902 UTC went bankrupt; it was reorganized as the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) on July 1. Despite efforts by Thomas E. Mitten , PRT itself went bankrupt in 1939. A new Philadelphia Transportation Company was formed in 1940 to assume PRT's business. National City Lines (NCL) took over management of the PTC on March 1, 1955, and began a program of converting streetcar lines to bus routes. SEPTA

1218-619: The base of that sculpture are the 1,307 names of those employees in alphabetical order. The building was restored in 1991 by Dan Peter Kopple & Associates. When the station was renovated, updated retail amenities were added. They include several shops, a large food court , car rental facilities, Saxbys Coffee , Dunkin' Donuts , and others. The Amtrak 30th Street Parking Garage was designed by BLT Architects and completed in 2004. This nine-level, double helix garage provides 2,100 parking spaces and glass-enclosed stair tower and elevator to offer views of Philadelphia. The following year in 2005,

1260-650: The board to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg , reserving the right to reclaim it if it could be worked into the station's planned renovation. On February 28, 2019, the new digital board began operation. The Museum placed the Solari board on static display in July 2019; after the renovation it will return as a design element. In 2005, Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trust asked Amtrak to change

1302-681: The bordering municipalities are served by the City Transit division, despite not being part of the city. For example, Cheltenham Township has 13 city division routes and no Suburban Division ones. The City Transit division also operates the 400 Series routes which are designed to serve students attending schools in the city of Philadelphia. The City Transit Division is broken down into seven districts (Allegheny, Callowhill, Comly, Elmwood, Frankford, Midvale, and Southern) and Contract Operations. Transit in Philadelphia began with multiple independent horse car, cable, and traction companies, including

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1344-677: The car is being hauled by Amtrak. Budget Rent a Car , National , Avis , Alamo , and Hertz Rent A Car rent cars at counters in 30th Street Station. Zipcar vehicles are parked outside 30th Street Station, mostly in reserved parking spaces on the south side of the station or, during construction, in the controlled-access parking lot outside Cira Centre. 30th Street Station is featured in several films including Glass (2019), The Visit (2015), The Happening (2008), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Unbreakable (2000), Witness (1985), Trading Places (1983), Blow Out (1981), Marnie (1964), The Burglar (1957), and Pride of

1386-420: The city limits are closed on weekends) and fewer amenities than the ticket offices inside the stations within Philadelphia . Cornwells Heights station is considered a popular station on the route as it is the busiest SEPTA Regional Rail station outside of Center City, and serves Amtrak trains as well. Between FY 2013–FY 2019 yearly ridership on the Trenton Line ranged from 3.1–3.6 million before collapsing during

1428-565: The city of Philadelphia in return for land that the city needed to construct the Benjamin Franklin Parkway . This eventually allowed the company to replace the inadequate Broad Street station with 30th Street Station, as well as build Suburban Station . The old Broad Street Station was a stub-end terminal in Center City Philadelphia , where through trains had to back in and out, and the company wanted

1470-601: The name of 30th Street Station to "Ben Franklin Station" in honor of Benjamin Franklin and as part of the celebration of Franklin's 300th birthday in January 2006. The cost of replacing signs at the station was estimated at $ 3 million. In January 2005, John F. Street , then the mayor of Philadelphia, announced his support for the name change, but others had mixed reactions to the proposal. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell ,

1512-702: The privately established entities: Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company, the Thirteenth & Fifteenth Street Passenger Railway Company, West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company, etc. In 1895 these companies began amalgamating into three large operations: the Electric Traction Company, the People's Traction Company, and the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC). The following year they consolidated as

1554-400: The station is PHL . The station's IATA Airport Code is ZFV , which is used primarily by a codeshare agreement allowing United Airlines to sell Amtrak service between the station and Newark Liberty International Airport . In the early 1900s, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), which was headquartered in Philadelphia , acquired tunnel rights from the Schuylkill River to 15th Street from

1596-504: The structure, originally known as Pennsylvania Station–30th Street in accord with the naming style of other Pennsylvania stations. Its design was influenced by the Northeast Corridor electrification that allowed trains to pass beneath the station without exposing passengers to soot as steam engines of earlier times had. The station had a number of innovative features, including a pneumatic tube system, an electronic intercom, and

1638-537: The tunnel in the early 2000s, but the September 11 attacks derailed those plans. A number of SEPTA bus routes stop at or near the station, including Routes 9, 30, 31, 44, 49, 62, 124, 125, and LUCY (Loop through University City). Cira Centre , a 28-story glass-and-steel office tower opened in October 2005, is across Arch Street to the north and is connected by a skyway at the station's mezzanine level next to

1680-478: The upper-level SEPTA Regional Rail platforms. The tower is owned by Philadelphia-based Brandywine Realty Trust , was designed by architect César Pelli and BLT Architects, and sits on land leased from Amtrak. The station has an Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge, which is accessible to Amtrak Guest Rewards Select Plus and Select Executive members, Acela Express first-class passengers, sleeping car passengers on overnight trains, and private railcar owners and lessees when

1722-1010: Was Route A, established in 1923 between Center City Philadelphia and Frankford Terminal via Strawberry Mansion, Hunting Park Avenue, and Roosevelt Boulevard. Route R replaced Route A along Hunting Park and Roosevelt. Route A then served Roxborough and Andorra within Philadelphia and Barren Hill in Montgomery County . Route A was eliminated and replaced by bus Routes 9, 27, and 32 on February 4, 1984. 24-hour service 24-hour service Limited service to Darby Stenton Avenue (express) Limited service from Fox Chase Select trips only operate from Frankford to Krewstown Road and Gregg Street York Road (Warminster service) Trips alternate between Wycombe and 61st Street terminals Roxborough service removed in 2011 Special fare required: $ 6 or Zone-3 TrailPass. Weekday late night only Limited Stop Service in Center City Service

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1764-426: Was created in 1962, and purchased PTC's transit operations on September 30, 1968. The former Philadelphia Suburban Transit Company's Red Arrow Lines followed on January 29, 1970, after which SEPTA designated the city services as its "City Transit Division". Many of today's bus and trackless trolley routes were once streetcar lines. Many of the numbered routes were once lettered or named bus routes. The first bus route

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