Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)

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Broad Street
Former Pennsylvania Railroad station
A photograph of Broad Street Station in the 1890s by William H. Rau
General information
Location	Broad and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owned by	Pennsylvania Railroad
History
Opened	1881
Closed	April 27, 1952 (demolished 1953)
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station West Philadelphia toward New York, Exchange Place or Chicago Main Line Trains turn around for NYC Reverses direction West Philadelphia toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Terminus 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

Broad Street Station at Broad and Market streets in Philadelphia was the primary passenger terminal for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in the city from December 1881 until the 1950s.^[1] 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.