Reading Depot Explained

Reading
Style:Reading Company
Address:Woodward Street and 6th Street
Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.3427°N -75.9257°W
Structure:station platform
Platform:triangle platform
Opened:1874[1]
Closed:March 16, 1969[2]
Other Services Header:Former services

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; 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.

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

Notes and References

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