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William H. Gray III 30th Street Station

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station serves Philadelphia, PA, and is a stop on 12 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.

Acela Northeast Regional Keystone Service Pennsylvanian Cardinal Crescent Silver Star Silver Meteor Palmetto Carolinian Vermonter SEPTA Regional Rail

Station Facts

City
Philadelphia, PA
Amtrak code
PHL
Opened
1933
Routes served
12
Address
2955 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

About this station

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station is the principal passenger rail facility serving Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. The station first opened to passenger service in 1933 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 19 regularly served stations in Pennsylvania. Travelers researching this station's architecture and history may find heritage rail station archives a useful supplemental reference.

The station serves as a calling point for the trains listed below. Equipment, dwell times, and onboard amenities vary by route — long-distance trains generally include sleeping cars, dining service, and a Sightseer or Cafe lounge, while corridor and commuter trains operate as coach-only sets with a snack vendor or cafe car. Refer to each route's detail page for the equipment typically assigned and the schedule frequency.

Routes calling at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station

RouteTypeOperatorEndpoints
Acela Acela (High-Speed Rail) Amtrak Boston ↔ Washington
Northeast Regional Regional Intercity Amtrak Boston ↔ Culpeper
Keystone Service Regional Intercity Amtrak New York ↔ Harrisburg
Pennsylvanian Regional Intercity Amtrak New York ↔ Pittsburgh
Cardinal Long-Distance Amtrak New York ↔ Chicago
Crescent Long-Distance Amtrak New York ↔ New Orleans
Silver Star Long-Distance Amtrak New York ↔ Hialeah
Silver Meteor Long-Distance Amtrak New York ↔ Hialeah
Palmetto Regional Intercity Amtrak New York ↔ Savannah
Carolinian Regional Intercity Amtrak New York ↔ Charlotte
Vermonter Regional Intercity Amtrak Washington ↔ St. Albans
SEPTA Regional Rail Commuter Rail SEPTA Philadelphia ↔ West Trenton

Popular trips from Philadelphia

Sample one-way travel times and fare ranges for the most-searched origin-destination pairs touching William H. Gray III 30th Street Station. Click through any pair for trip-level guidance, including connecting services and schedule frequency.

FromToRouteTimeFare
Trenton Philadelphia Acela 46m $35 – $202
Philadelphia Wilmington Acela 46m $35 – $202
Boston Philadelphia Acela 6h 16m $63 – $367
Philadelphia Washington Acela 3h 12m $47 – $275
Newark Philadelphia Acela 1h 59m $41 – $239
Philadelphia Linthicum Acela 1h 59m $41 – $239
New Rochelle Philadelphia Acela 3h 12m $47 – $275
Trenton Philadelphia Northeast Regional 32m $12 – $95
Philadelphia Wilmington Northeast Regional 32m $12 – $95
Boston Philadelphia Northeast Regional 7h 5m $20 – $157
Philadelphia Culpeper Northeast Regional 7h 48m $21 – $164
New Brunswick Philadelphia Northeast Regional 1h 16m $13 – $102
Philadelphia Aberdeen Northeast Regional 1h 16m $13 – $102
Newark Philadelphia Northeast Regional 1h 59m $14 – $109
Philadelphia Linthicum Northeast Regional 1h 59m $14 – $109
Trenton Philadelphia Keystone Service 28m $8 – $44
Philadelphia Paoli Keystone Service 28m $8 – $44
New York Philadelphia Keystone Service 1h 22m $10 – $57

Getting to and from the station

Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals. For ground-transport options at major U.S. terminals, the station-to-downtown ground transport directory is a handy companion.

Tickets & fares

RailRover does not sell tickets. To book travel from William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, visit the operating carrier directly. Typical advance-purchase fares from this station start at the lower bound shown for each pair above; same-day walk-up fares typically sit at the upper end of the range. Discount programs (Amtrak Guest Rewards, AAA, military, student, and senior discounts on many corridor services) can reduce these figures further.

Schedule note. The pages here describe the regularly scheduled timetable, not real-time train movements. For live status and platform information, see the operator's mobile app or the departure boards in the station.

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