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
Location	16th Street & JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	5 island platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	Broad Street Line at City Hall   Market–Frankford Line at 15th Street   Subway–surface trolley 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 access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	September 28, 1930 (replaced Broad Street station)
Rebuilt	January 9, 2007 (completion)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Penn Center Station
Passengers
Passengers (2013)	24,198 (Weekday)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station 30th Street Station toward Airport Airport Line Jefferson toward Temple University 30th Street Station toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line 30th Street Station toward Wawa Media/Wawa Line 30th Street Station toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line 30th Street Station toward Trenton Trenton Line 30th Street Station toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line 30th Street Station toward Cynwyd Cynwyd Line Terminus 30th Street Station Terminus Chestnut Hill East Line Jefferson toward Chestnut Hill East Fox Chase Line Jefferson toward Fox Chase Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Jefferson toward Doylestown 30th Street Station toward Penn Medicine Manayunk/​Norristown Line Jefferson toward Norristown–Elm Street Warminster Line Jefferson toward Warminster West Trenton Line Jefferson toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Philadelphia–30th Street toward Washington, D.C. Chesapeake 1980–1981 Terminus Philadelphia–30th Street toward Harrisburg Keystone Service 1981–1988 Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Philadelphia toward Pottsville Schuylkill Branch Terminus Philadelphia toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Philadelphia toward White Marsh Fort Washington Branch Philadelphia toward Norristown–Haws Avenue Norristown Line Philadelphia toward Paoli Paoli Line Philadelphia toward Trenton Trenton Line Philadelphia toward West Chester West Chester Line Philadelphia toward Wilmington Wilmington Line
Suburban Station Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′15.30″N 75°10′1.2″W
Built	1929
Architect	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White; Stewart, Joseph, & Co.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	85001962[1]
Added to NRHP	September 05, 1985

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

Preceding station		SEPTA		Following station
30th Street Station toward Airport Terminals		Airport Line		Jefferson Station toward Temple University
30th Street Station Terminus		Chestnut Hill East Line		Jefferson Station toward Chestnut Hill East
30th Street Station toward Chestnut Hill West		Chestnut Hill West Line		Jefferson Station toward Temple University
30th Street Station toward Cynwyd		Cynwyd Line		Terminus
30th Street Station Terminus		Fox Chase Line		Jefferson Station toward Fox Chase
		Lansdale/Doylestown Line		Jefferson Station toward Doylestown
		Manayunk/Norristown Line		Jefferson Station toward Elm Street, Norristown
30th Street Station toward Elwyn		Media/Elwyn Line		Jefferson Station toward Temple University
30th Street Station toward Thorndale		Paoli/Thorndale Line
30th Street Station toward Trenton		Trenton Line
30th Street Station toward University City		Warminster Line		Jefferson Station toward Warminster
		West Trenton Line		Jefferson Station toward West Trenton
30th Street Station toward Newark		Wilmington/Newark Line		Jefferson Station toward Temple University