Suburban Station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Suburban Station
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Front entrance of Suburban Station
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
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	24,198 (Weekday)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 30th Street Station toward Airport Terminals Airport Line Jefferson via Center City Commuter Connection toward Temple University 30th Street Station toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line 30th Street Station toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn 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 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 30th Street Station toward Cynwyd Cynwyd Line Terminus 30th Street Station toward University City Warminster Line Jefferson toward Warminster West Trenton Line Jefferson toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station 30th Street toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Service to Suburban Station ended 1988 Terminus PRR Philadelphia toward Paoli Paoli Line Terminus Philadelphia toward Pottsville Schuylkill Branch Philadelphia toward West Chester West Chester Branch Philadelphia toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Philadelphia toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Philadelphia toward Trenton Trenton Line
Suburban Station Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Philadelphia Show map of Philadelphia Location in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Location in the United States Show map of the United States
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
Added to NRHP	September 05, 1985

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.

Images for kids

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  Aerial view of Suburban Station

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  Regional Rail platforms

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  Underground entrance

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  Waiting area

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  Concourse shops

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  Concourse shops

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  Entrance to the concourse