Reading Depot
Preceding station | Reading Railroad | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuckerton toward Pottsville | Main Line | Franklin Street toward Philadelphia | ||
Terminus | Wilmington and Northern Branch | Franklin Street toward Wilmington | ||
through to Harrisburg | East Pennsylvania Railroad | Temple toward Allentown | ||
Wyomissing toward Harrisburg | Lebanon Valley Branch | through to Allentown | ||
Sinking Spring toward Columbia or Lancaster | Reading and Columbia Railroad | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Schyulkill and Lehigh Railroad | Muhlenberg toward Slatington |
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;[2] 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.[1]
The station was one of two in Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.[6]
References
- ^ a b "State Briefs". The Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. February 21, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reading Co. - Passenger Schedules". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Reading Railway System (timetable) (PDF). May 29, 1943. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "The Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - A Brief History".
External links
- Media related to Reading Outer station at Wikimedia Commons
- The Outer Station of the Reading Railroad - WFMZ on YouTube
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Reading in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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- Inter-City Bus Terminal (closed)
- Reading outer station (defunct)
- Reading Regional Airport
- Schuylkill River Passenger Rail (proposed)
- Boscov's
- Carpenter Technology Corporation
- Penske Truck Leasing
- Redner's Markets
- Reading Company (defunct)
- Daniels Motor Company (defunct)
- VF Corporation (former)
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