Thirtieth Street Station
National Register of Historic Places

Thirtieth Street Station

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 6, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78002456

About this property

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 the third-busiest Amtrak station in the nation with over 5.5 million passengers as of 2025. 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 and a half million inter-city rail passengers during the 2025 fiscal year (October 2024 through September 2025. 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.

Location

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
39.95594, -75.18202

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Thirtieth Street Station listed on the National Register?

Thirtieth Street Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Thirtieth Street Station?

Thirtieth Street Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Thirtieth Street Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1881.

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