In the 1920s, Pennsy replaced its Broad Street Station with the 30th Street Station for intercity trains and this station for suburban (commuter) trains.
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| Street View, May 2014 |
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| Samuel Augustus Jennings posted Suburban Station Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
One of the reasons for replacing the Broad Street Station was to get rid of its "Chinese Wall," which was the approach viaduct to the Broad Street Station from the Schuylkill River bridge. To get rid of the viaduct, a tunnel was built from 20th Street to the Suburban Station. The tunnel was built so that buildings could then be built on top of it.
The Suburban Station opened in 1930, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) took over control of the commuter trains in the 1960s. [AccidentallyWesAnderson]
In 1984, SEPTA built a tunnel east and then north to connect the commuter routes that used to terminate at the Reading Railroad Depot to this station. [montco] This new tunnel also allows commuter trains to connect more neighborhoods with each other.
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