Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal
Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal | |||||
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 Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in November 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1001 Filbert Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107 | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′10″N 75°09′26″W / 39.9529°N 75.1571°W | ||||
| System | Intercity bus terminal | ||||
| Owner | 1001-1025 West Filbert Street L.L.C.[1] | ||||
| Operator | Philadelphia Parking Authority | ||||
| Platforms | 11 bus bays | ||||
| Bus operators |   Greyhound Lines  FlixBus Fullington Trailways Martz Trailways OurBus Peter Pan Bus Lines | ||||
| Connections |   Regional Rail (at Jefferson) SEPTA Metro:  (11th Street) SEPTA Metro:  (8th–Market) SEPTA City Bus NJ Transit regional and suburban buses to South Jersey | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Reopened; Staffed 24/7 | ||||
| Website | philapark | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1988 May 1 2026 | ||||
| Closed | June 23, 2023-April 30,2026[2] | ||||
| Rebuilt | May 1 2026 | ||||
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The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal (currently operating as the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center)[3] is the primary intercity bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The station contains seating areas, full service ticket counters, food and beverage vending machines, televisions, a lactation pod, and restrooms.
The station closed on June 23, 2023 but has since reopened on May 1, 2026 in anticipation of the many events occurring in Philadelphia for the United States Semiquincentennial.[4][5] It is now operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
History
20th century
The site of the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was originally the location of the Harrison Stores building, which burned down in 1984 while under renovation. In 1985, the building was demolished and replaced with the bus station. Prior to this, the Greyhound bus station was at the current site of the BNY Mellon Center at 1735 Market Street.[6]
21st century
In 2013 the terminal was the third-busiest Greyhound bus station in the U.S.[7]
On August 2, 2022, it was announced that the Philadelphia 76ers planned to buy the site of the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in order to construct the 76 Place at Market East arena that was planned to open in 2031 (the arena project was abandoned in January 2025[8]). Walsh As a result, the Greyhound terminal would have to relocate, with possible locations including the former Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 750 Race Street and the area of 30th Street Station.[6]
On June 27, 2023, Greyhound moved their bus terminal from 10th and Filbert streets to a storefront along Market Street between 6th and 7th streets. The move was made as part of Greyhound shifting from a model with terminal bus stops to curbside bus stops. The curbside stop along Market Street, which served Greyhound, Peter Pan, and Flixbus, consisted of a building with ticket machines and an office staffed by agents, with the buses stopping along the curb. The stop did not have restrooms or a shelter to protect riders waiting for buses from the elements. The relocation of the bus terminal to a curbside stop drew criticism from riders.[9]
Intercity Bus services
National provider
- Greyhound Lines, the primary intercity bus carrier in the United States, Greyhound provides direct, one seat ride service between the bus terminal and a number of cities and towns both within and outside of Pennsylvania. Some of those cities and large towns include:
- In Pennsylvania, Allentown, Doylestown, Easton, Harrisburg, Norristown, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Stroudsburg
- Outside of Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Newark, New York, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington, Wilmington
Greyhound, and its parent company, Flixbus also provide connecting service to other in-state and out-of-state destinations via transfers.
Interregional providers
Various interregional bus companies also provided direct service to and from the Philadelphia bus terminal. The companies and some of the key locations they served included:
- Fullington Trailways - Allentown, Bloomsburg, Clearfield, Danville, DuBois, Hazleton, Harrisburg, Jim Thorpe, King of Prussia, Lewisburg, Lewistown, Lehighton, Lock Haven, Philipsburg, Quakertown, State College, Williamsport
- Martz Trailways - Allentown, Quakertown, Scranton, White Haven, Wilkes-Barre (service also operates at 30th Street Station)
- Peter Pan Bus Lines - Baltimore, New York City, Washington, D.C. (pooled service with Greyhound ended 27 September 2017)[10]
Like Greyhound, the Trailways providers' services connect with other bus routes in the Greyhound/Trailways system to allow trips to other regional and national destinations.
Former Services
- New Jersey Transit - NJ Transit formerly provided regional bus service to the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal via routes 313, 315, 316, 317, 408, 409, and 551. NJ Transit service ended on February 28, 2022 due to the reconfiguration of the bus station.[11] The 551 bus was changed to start at 10th and Market streets while, in the interim period, the remaining buses were changed to start at the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden, New Jersey, with free transfers to buses operating into Philadelphia.[12] Since then, routes 317, 408, and 409 were restored to serve Market Street, Broad Street and Vine Street. Bus routes 313, 315, and 316 begin and end at 30th Street Station.
Connections
The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal offered connections to SEPTA Regional Rail at Jefferson Station and the Market–Frankford Line at 11th Street station. Several SEPTA bus routes (17, 23, 33, 38, 44, 47m, 48, and 61) stop one block away from the terminal on Market Street. In addition, several NJ Transit bus routes (313, 315, 316, 317, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 410, 412, 414, 417, 551, and 555) stop in Center City Philadelphia as close as one block from the Greyhound Bus Terminal on Market Street.
References
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Thomas (30 April 2026). "Philly's revived Greyhound station opens Friday with new bathrooms, vending machines, and a new name". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Greyhound's bus station move leads to dead-end on Cuthbert and crowds of customers on Market". 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "PPA Transportation Center". The Philadelphia Parking Authority. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ Blumgart, Thomas Fitzgerald | Jake (30 October 2025). "Greyhound bus terminal likely to reopen on Filbert Street after two years of tumult". Inquirer.com. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "PPA, Philly set May 1 date to reopen a refurbished bus terminal on Filbert Street". WHYY. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- 1 2 DiStefano, Joseph N. "Proposed Sixers arena site would expand across Filbert Street". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Top Ten Busiest Terminals Based on Passenger Volume in 2013". Greyhound Lines, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ↑ Blumgart, Jake; Collins, Sean (13 January 2025). "The 76ers have struck a deal with Comcast Spectacor to stay in South Philly and abandon plans for a Center City arena". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ Rinde, Meir (6 July 2023). "Greyhound's bus station move leads to dead-end on Cuthbert and crowds of customers on Market". BillyPenn. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "Greyhound, Peter Pan will split up and be rivals again - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ Burns, P. Kenneth (5 April 2022). "NJ Transit says Greyhound ignored their concerns about new terminal reconfiguration". WHYY-TV. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "UPDATE: Bus Route Nos. 313, 315, 317, 408, 409 & 551: Bus Service Changes at Greyhound Terminal in Philadelphia – Beginning Monday, February 28, 2022". NJ Transit. Retrieved 30 March 2022.