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Reading
The abandoned station in 1975
General information
Location	Woodward Street and 6th Street Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′34″N 75°55′33″W / 40.3427134°N 75.9257000°W / 40.3427134; -75.9257000
Platforms	triangle platform
Construction
Structure type	station platform
History
Opened	1874
Closed	March 16, 1969
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Tuckertontoward Pottsville Main Line Franklin Streettoward Philadelphia Terminus Wilmington and Northern Branch Franklin Streettoward Wilmington through to Harrisburg East Pennsylvania Railroad Templetoward Allentown Wyomissingtoward Harrisburg Lebanon Valley Branch through to Allentown Sinking Springtoward Columbia or Lancaster Reading and Columbia Railroad Terminus Terminus Schyulkill and Lehigh Railroad Muhlenbergtoward Slatington

Reading Depot, 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 on the Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.

References

1. ^ "State Briefs". The Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. February 21, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
2. ^ "Reading's Outer Station to Close Sunday Night". The Lebanon Daily News. March 13, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
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".

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Reading Outer station at Wikimedia Commons
• The Outer Station of the Reading Railroad - WFMZ on YouTube

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