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[KevinKorell]

Philly Voice, 12/21/23:

 

 

     SEPTA's 30th Street subway station to be renamed after Drexel University    

 

 

SEPTA's 30th Street Station is not only receiving a new look – it's also getting a new name.

 

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To be clear, the Amtrak station and the SEPTA Regional Rail station will still be William H. Gray III 30th Street Station.  This rebranding applies to the MFL (future L line) and trolley (future T lines) subway stations under Market Street.  So now you'll have to take the subway to Drexel Station at 30th Street if you want to go to William H. Gray III 30th Street Station.  Time will tell if novice transit riders or visitors miss the correct station stop because they were confused about the station names.  It might at least be helpful to include William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in the on-board trolley and subway announcements while approaching Drexel Station at 30th Street.  You got all that?

[KevinKorell]

Drexel University News,  12/21/23:

 

 

  SEPTA and Drexel University Announce Station Naming Rights Agreement      

 

 

SEPTA’s 30th Street Station for the Market-Frankford Line and City Trolleys will soon include the name of an iconic Philadelphia institution that is served by this transit hub.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WPVI-TV, 6-ABC in Philadelphia, PA, 4/8/24:

 

 

   Drexel University, SEPTA officials celebrate renaming of 30th Street Station stop  

 

SEPTA and Drexel University are celebrating the renaming of the 30th Street Station stop in University City. It will now be called Drexel Station at 30th Street.

The unveiling happened at 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Tribune,   4/8/24:

 

 

    'It is breathtaking': SEPTA opens Drexel Station at 30 Street    

 

 

Jay Arzu, a commuter and advocate for mass transit, was one of many attendees at the unveiling of the newly-built, all glass Drexel Station at 30th Street unveiling on Monday in West Philadelphia.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KYW Radio, Philadelphia, PA, 4/14/24:

 

 

   Long-closed tunnel between SEPTA subway, trolleys and 30th Street Station is not likely to reopen anytime soon    

 

 

It doesn't appear that a long-awaited underground connection between SEPTA’s Drexel Station and Amtrak’s rail lines at 30th Street Station is happening anytime soon.

 

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Cross posted in threads for Drexel Station at 30th Street and Redevelopment of William Gray III 30th Street Station.