NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports late Tuesday morning on a power outage that impacted the lights, escalators and some services inside 30th Street Station and knocked out traffic lights outside.
Philadelphia police directed traffic on roads near busy 30th Street Station before daybreak Tuesday after power went out in University City and near Logan Square in Center City. the same outage caused part of the power to go out inside the train station.
The outage along Market Street from 31st to 34th streets began around 4:30 a.m. on March 18, 2025, as wires overheated underground, a PECO spokesperson said.
This initial outage caused power problems near Logan Square in Center City on the other side of the Schuylkill River, PECO said.
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In total, about 500 customers were affected by the outages, PECO said.
Police could be seen directing traffic along Market Street at 30th Street as some traffic lights were out for hours. The traffic lights finally went back on around 10:30 a.m.
Train service at 30th Street Station appeared to be rolling along -- despite some lights being out at 30th Street Station. However, SEPTA said the outage was impacting its elevators and escalators to Regional Rail tracks at 30th Street Station.
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"ADA passengers should travel to Suburban Station for bus service," SEPTA posted on X.
Norristown,Thorndale,Trenton,Warminster,Newark,West Trenton: Due to a PECO power outage at 30th Street Station, elevators and escalators are out of service until further notice. ADA passengers should travel to Suburban Station for bus service.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) March 18, 2025
As of 7:40 a.m., PECO was only reporting a handful of outages in the area.
The outage though continued to impact some kiosks and escalators inside 30th Street Station through the morning.
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