Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)

Broad Street Station at Broad & Market streets was the primary passenger terminal for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in Philadelphia from early December 1881 to the 1950s. Located directly west of Philadelphia City Hall, the site is now occupied by the northwest section of Dilworth Park and the office towers of Penn Center.

This article is about the former train station. For the street, see Broad Street (Philadelphia). For the subway line, see Broad Street Line. For the current occupant, see Penn Center, Philadelphia. For the train station in North Philadelphia, see North Broad station.
Broad Street
Former Pennsylvania Railroad station
Broad Street Station in an 1890s-era photograph by William H. Rau
General information
LocationBroad and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owned byPennsylvania Railroad
History
Opened1881
ClosedApril 27, 1952 (demolished 1953)
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
West Philadelphia
toward Chicago
 Main Line
Trains turn around for NYC
 Terminus
West Philadelphia
toward Chestnut Hill
 Chestnut Hill Line
West Philadelphia
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line
West Philadelphia
toward Pottsville
 Schuylkill Branch
West Philadelphia
toward West Chester
 West Chester Line
West Philadelphia
toward Wilmington
 Wilmington Line
Terminus Trenton Line West Philadelphia
toward Trenton
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