North Philadelphia station

North Philadelphia
North Philadelphia station building in 2013
General information
Location2900 North Broad Street (PA-611)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates39°59′51″N 75°9′16″W / 39.99750°N 75.15444°W / 39.99750; -75.15444
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 5 (Northeast Corridor)
  • 2 (Chestnut Hill West Line)
Connections
Construction
Parking333 spaces
AccessibleNo
ArchitectTheophilus P. Chandler Jr.
Roydhouse Arey & Co.
Architectural styleRenaissance
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PHN
IATA codeZHC
Fare zoneC (SEPTA)
History
Opened1870s (original station)
Rebuilt
  • May 1896 – April 1901 (current station)[1]
  • 1912–1915, 1955, 1977, 1991
Previous names
  • New York Junction
  • Germantown Junction
Passengers
2013184 daily boardings[2] (SEPTA)
FY 20231,684 annually[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Philadelphia
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
Limited service
Cornwells Heights
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Queen Lane Chestnut Hill West Line 30th Street Station
Bridesburg
toward Trenton
Trenton Line
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Paoli National Limited Trenton
toward New York
Philadelphia Atlantic City Express Cherry Hill
Philadelphia Montrealer Trenton
toward Montreal
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Philadelphia
toward Chicago
Main Line Frankford
Philadelphia Trenton Line North Penn Junction
toward Trenton
Westmoreland Chestnut Hill Line Philadelphia
Westmoreland Fort Washington Branch
Germantown Junction Station
Map
NRHP reference No.92000940[4]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1999

North Philadelphia station is an intercity rail and regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located on North Broad Street in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. SEPTA Regional Rail's Trenton Line and Chestnut Hill West Line account for most of the station's service. Three Amtrak trains, two southbound and one northbound, stop on weekdays only.

The station opened in the 1870s and was known as New York Junction and Germantown Junction. A new station, which ushered in the Beaux-Arts style for large train stations, was built from 1896 to 1901. After a 1912–1915 enlargement, it was renamed as North Philadelphia. Despite several other renovations, its use declined in the mid and late 20th century; in 1991, Amtrak constructed a smaller replacement station across the tracks. The building was renovated once more in 1999 and is now used as commercial space. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places the same year.

  1. ^ "Written Historical and Descriptive Data" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. 1993.
  2. ^ Service Planning Department (June 2015). "Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

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