30th Street Station

30th Street Station
Philadelphia, PA
The main entrance to 30th Street Station in 2019
General information
Other namesWilliam H. Gray III 30th Street Station
Location2955 Market Street[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.95583°N 75.18194°W / 39.95583; -75.18194
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
SEPTA Main Line
Platforms9 island platforms (3 upper level, 6 lower level)
Tracks15 (6 upper level, 9 lower level)
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
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PHL
IATA codeZFV
Fare zoneCC (SEPTA)[2]
History
Opened1933 (Replaced West Philadelphia station)
Rebuilt1989
Previous namesPennsylvania Station–30th Street
Penn Central Station–30th Street
Passengers
FY 20245,060,770 boardings and alightings annually[3] (Amtrak)
2024451 boardings (weekday average)[4] (NJT)
20179,920 boardings (weekday average)[5] (SEPTA)
Rank3 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 Station
toward Airport
 Airport Line Suburban Station
toward Glenside
Terminus Chestnut Hill East Line Suburban Station
toward Chestnut Hill East
Fox Chase Line
(weekends and major holidays)
 Suburban Station
toward Fox Chase
West Trenton Line
(weekends and major holidays)
 Suburban Station
toward West Trenton
Penn Medicine Station
Terminus
 Chestnut Hill East Line
(weekends and major holidays)
 Suburban Station
toward Chestnut Hill East
Fox Chase Line Suburban Station
toward Fox Chase
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Suburban Station
toward Doylestown
Manayunk/​Norristown Line Suburban Station
toward Norristown–Elm Street
Warminster Line Suburban Station
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Suburban Station
toward West Trenton
North Philadelphia
toward Chestnut Hill West
 Chestnut Hill West Line Suburban Station
toward Temple University
Penn Medicine Station
toward Wawa Station
 Media/Wawa Line
Overbrook
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line
North Philadelphia
toward Trenton
 Trenton Line
Penn Medicine Station
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line
Wynnefield Avenue
toward Cynwyd
 Cynwyd Line Suburban Station
Terminus
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
Wilmington
toward Richmond Staples Mill Road
 Atlantic City Express North Philadelphia
toward Atlantic City
Ardmore
toward Harrisburg
Trenton
toward Springfield
Philadelphia International Airport
1990-1991
Terminus
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
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Built1927–1933[7]
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78002456[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1978
Designated PHMCDecember 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. The station is third-busiest Amtrak station in the nation with over 4.1 million passengers as of 2023.

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 million inter-city rail passengers in 2024.[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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fare Zone Map" (PDF). SEPTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Average Weekday Rail Station Passenger Boardings History, FY 2019–2025 (Report). Newark, New Jersey: NJ Transit. 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference philarchmit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania Station – PHMC Historical Markerswork=Historical Marker Database". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  9. ^ "Amtrak FY 2024 Company Profile" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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