Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal

Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal
Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal
Intercity bus terminal
	Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in November 2018
General information
Location	618 Market Street ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
Coordinates	39°57′10″N75°09′26″W / 39.9529°N 75.1571°W
Owned by	Greyhound Lines
Platforms	14 gates
Bus operators	Greyhound Lines ; Fullington Trailways ; Martz Trailways ; Peter Pan Bus Lines
Connections	Regional Rail (at Jefferson); MFL at 11th Street ; SEPTA City Bus ; NJ Transit regional and suburban buses to South Jersey
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1988
Closed	June 23, 2023

Last updated October 10, 2023

The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was the primary intercity bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station's function relocated to 618 Market Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets in Center City Philadelphia. Prior to relocating to its current Market Street location on June 27, 2023, the terminal was located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia.

History

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.^[3]

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 is planned to open in 2031. 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.^[3]

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 bus terminal along Market Street, which serves Greyhound, Peter Pan, and Flixbus, consists of a building with ticket machines and an office staffed by agents, with the buses stopping along the curb. The terminal does not have restrooms or a shelter to protect riders waiting for buses from the elements. The relocation of the bus terminal has drawn criticism from riders.^[4]

Former services

National provider

Greyhound Lines , the primary intercity bus carrier in the United States, Greyhound provided 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, Albuquerque, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Boston, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington, Wilmington

Greyhound also provided 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
Peter Pan Bus Lines - Baltimore, New York City, Washington, D.C. (pooled service with Greyhound ended 27 September 2017)^[5]

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.

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 (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. 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 to Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal ended on February 28, 2022 due to the reconfiguration of the bus station. The 551 bus was changed to start at 10th and Market streets while 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.^[6]

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References

↑ "Greyhound's bus station move leads to dead-end on Cuthbert and crowds of customers on Market".
↑ "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.
1 2 DiStefano, Joseph N. "Proposed Sixers arena site would expand across Filbert Street". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
↑ 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. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
↑ "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.

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[1] "Greyhound's bus station move leads to dead-end on Cuthbert and crowds of customers on Market".

[2] "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.

[inq8222-3] 1 2 DiStefano, Joseph N. "Proposed Sixers arena site would expand across Filbert Street". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[4] 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.

[5] "Greyhound, Peter Pan will split up and be rivals again - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[6] "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.

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