Reading Depot

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Reading
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The abandoned station in 1975
LocationWoodward Street and 6th Street
Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°20′34″N 75°55′33″W / 40.3427134°N 75.9257000°W / 40.3427134; -75.9257000Coordinates: 40°20′34″N 75°55′33″W / 40.3427134°N 75.9257000°W / 40.3427134; -75.9257000
Platformstriangle platform
Construction
Structure typestation platform
History
Opened1874[2]
ClosedMarch 16, 1969[1]
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
toward Pottsville
 Main Line Franklin Street
toward Philadelphia
Terminus Wilmington and Northern Railroad Franklin Street
toward
through to Harrisburg East Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Allentown
toward
Lebanon Valley Railroad through to Allentown
toward or
Reading and Columbia Railroad Terminus
Terminus Schyulkill and Lehigh Railroad
toward

Reading Depot,[3][4][5] commonly referred to as Reading outer station, was a train station in Reading, Pennsylvania, that served as a major hub between Philadelphia and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Built in 1874, the station closed on March 16, 1969;[1] this was following the discontinuance of the last medium distance route to pass through the city, the Reading Railway's Queen of the Valley (Harrisburg–Jersey City). It was destroyed by fire on February 20, 1978.[2]

The station was one of two in Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Reading's Outer Station to Close Sunday Night". The Lebanon Daily News. March 13, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ a b "State Briefs". The Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. February 21, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Barrett, William E. "Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot, North Sixth Street at Woodward Street, Reading, Berks County, PA". Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Reading Co. - Passenger Schedules". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ Reading Railway System (timetable) (PDF). May 29, 1943. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ^ "The Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - A Brief History".

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