Suburban Station

Suburban Station is one of the core SEPTA Regional Rail stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Center City Commuter Connection. It is at 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to replace the old Broad Street Station. It officially opened on September 28, 1930. Suburban Station originally had eight tracks and four platforms, until the Center City Commuter Connection extended the tracks to the newer Jefferson Station. It also added another platform.

Suburban Station
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Front entrance of Suburban Station
General information
Location16th Street & JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Platforms5 island platforms
Tracks8
Connections
  Broad Street Line at City Hall
  Market–Frankford Line at 15th Street
  Subway-Surface Lines at 15th Street
SEPTA City Bus: 2, 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 62
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1930 (replaced Broad Street station)
RebuiltJanuary 9, 2007 (completion)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesPenn Center Station
Passengers
Passengers (2013)24,198 (Weekday)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Airport Terminals
Airport Line
Jefferson
toward Temple University
toward Chestnut Hill West
Chestnut Hill West Line
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
toward Thorndale
Paoli/Thorndale Line
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line
Terminus
Chestnut Hill East Line
Jefferson
toward Chestnut Hill East
Fox Chase Line
Jefferson
toward Fox Chase
Lansdale/Doylestown Line
Jefferson
toward Doylestown
Manayunk/Norristown Line
Jefferson
toward Elm Street, Norristown
toward Cynwyd
Cynwyd LineTerminus
toward University City
Warminster Line
Jefferson
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line
Jefferson
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
Service to Suburban Station ended 1988
Terminus
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Paoli
Paoli LineTerminus
toward Pottsville
Schuylkill Branch
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line
toward Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill Line
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
Suburban Station Building
Location1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′15.30″N 75°10′1.2″W
Built1929
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White; Stewart, Joseph, & Co.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.85001962[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 05, 1985

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Airport Terminals
Airport Line
toward Temple University
Terminus
Chestnut Hill East Line
toward Chestnut Hill East
toward Chestnut Hill West
Chestnut Hill West Line
toward Temple University
toward Cynwyd
Cynwyd LineTerminus
Terminus
Fox Chase Line
toward Fox Chase
Lansdale/Doylestown Line
toward Doylestown
Manayunk/Norristown Line
toward Elm Street, Norristown
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
toward Temple University
toward Thorndale
Paoli/Thorndale Line
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
toward University City
Warminster Line
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line
toward West Trenton
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line
toward Temple University
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