Suburban Station
commuter rail station in Center City, Philadelphia
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 | |
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SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station | |
General information | |
Location | 16th Street & JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
Line(s) | SEPTA Regional Rail: |
Platforms | 5 island platforms |
Tracks | 8 |
Connections | Subway–surface trolley lines All Routes SEPTA City Bus: 2, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 62, 121, CSEPTA Suburban Buses: 124, 125 |
Construction | |
Disabled access | Yes |
Other information | |
Fare zone | C |
History | |
Opened | September 28, 1930 |
Rebuilt | January 9, 2007 (completion) |
Suburban Station Building | |
Location | 1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
Preceding station | SEPTA | Following station | ||
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toward Airport Terminals | Airport Line | toward Temple University |
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Terminus | Chestnut Hill East Line | toward Chestnut Hill East |
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toward Chestnut Hill West | Chestnut Hill West Line | toward Temple University |
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toward Cynwyd | Cynwyd Line | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Fox Chase Line | toward Fox Chase |
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Lansdale/Doylestown Line | toward Doylestown |
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Manayunk/Norristown Line | toward Elm Street, Norristown |
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toward Elwyn | Media/Elwyn Line | toward Temple University |
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toward Thorndale | Paoli/Thorndale Line | |||
toward Trenton | Trenton Line | |||
toward University City | Warminster Line | toward Warminster |
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West Trenton Line | toward West Trenton |
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toward Newark | Wilmington/Newark Line | toward Temple University |