station station rail regional rail station northeast corridor located neighborhood philadelphia pennsylvania united_states regional rail line chestnut hill west line account station service amtrak trains stop weekday station opened 1870s known junction new station style large train stations built renamed despite renovations use declined mid late 20th century amtrak constructed smaller replacement station tracks building renovated commercial space added national_register_of_historic_places year layout service high level island platforms serve northeast corridor passenger tracks center passing track fifth track south csx trains daily amtrak trains northbound southbound stop platforms low level platforms short distance west serve owned chestnut hill west line flag stop line station relatively low riders chestnut hill west line transferring amtrak trains reach jobs new_jersey new_york station blocks station belonging subway station broad street line history architecture built connecting railway connect main line philadelphia early 1870s station established crossed mainline signal tower extant constructed time early 1880s station known reading 16th street station block northwest station southeast station story style building located lines large acted shelters passengers new station needed mid 1890s station frequently northern suburbs grew population completion bridge allowed passengers ride trains directly summer resorts southern new_jersey taking ferry increased traffic line president railroad social connections hire parsons construct new station new station constructed freight yard south tracks previous station space station site provided better connections passengers newly electrified avenue reach station foundation construction began work stopped roberts took ill august died january led roberts successor continue work died recalled serve president immediately began major capital improvement program included adding capacity constructing large stations including work resumed enlarged floor plan new station complete april architecture previous stations generally picturesque eclectic style common 19th century railroads stations like victorian eclectic station style broad street station station northeast corridor constructed style style pennsylvania railroads early 20th century constructed main facade station faced avenue story entrance consisted seven arched bays bay wing northeast bay wing southwest acted transition point street station interior floor track level featured large waiting room occupying entire center block vault lights providing natural illumination fountain set western wall kitchen cafe occupied wings basement housed boiler room smaller waiting room kitchen baggage rooms station appears platforms serving tracks accessed basement level tunnel reached main waiting room staircase steep roof center block later removed covered ramp west wing direct access south platform led small station avenue construction station served philadelphia sole stop long distance east west traffic avoid reverse broad street station later 30th street station served local trains variety services owned railroad system decade completion station june signed million dollar contract massive renovations station designed architect modifications reflected latest passenger station design ground lowered story south east sides station exposing basement improve access private automobiles shelter arriving departing passengers spanned seven central bays lower level ornate version north end pedestrian tunnel lower waiting room expanded ticket office constructed larger staircase main waiting room built floor covered green marble white marble walls bays added west wing additional functional space removing direct track access ramp cast iron motif base located grounds original platforms replaced high level island platforms long permit level boarding car trains platforms platform supports constructed cast place concrete line widened tracks station platforms 2nd 3rd tracks 6th 7th tracks center non platform tracks reserved outside non platform tracks local platform foot waiting room feet long eastbound south platform feet long westbound platform waiting rooms covered copper large railroad constructed length steel platform shops separate baggage tunnel west main passenger tunnel connected freight elevators platforms renovations complete station renamed decline continued grow early 20th century popular residential area rejected old money society located nearby new cultural institutions automotive industry buildings broad street subway opened station offering frequent service downtown northern entrances located intersection avenue underground passage offering easy connection station replaced avenue station station massive classical revival structure station 30th street station opened reducing importance north south services continued serve heavy commuter traffic east west long distance trains interior completed women room main waiting room moved east west bay added west wing new dining area constructed occupying waiting room kitchen occupying bathroom space lunch cafe modified world war suffered failure industries reduced local long distance service competition private reducing importance station new drop ceiling added insistence city council surrounding parking lots ground rearranged march fire amtrak undertook rehabilitation station roof rebuilt removed new added platform waiting room repaired windows openings covered brick new station reuse 1980s city amtrak attempted fund second renovation private partner plans fell amtrak constructed rectangular concrete glass station building north tracks passenger tunnel access south blocked original station building renovated cost million use commercial space parking lot expanded slope west covered ground level similar station mechanical building covered ramp station removed strip mall built east referencing historic station subway station long closed likely buried time built station building listed national_register_of_historic_places july amtrak ticket office closed april measures vandalism forced closure elevators year proposed closing station served advocacy showed station heavily chestnut hill west line changing trains new_york succeeded station open time official decision permanently station planned repairs deteriorated platforms renovation subway station completed included restoring avenue closed decades improved connections mainline station
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