Pottsville station

The Pottsville station, also known as Union Station Intermodal Transit Center, is a transit station in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Originally a Reading Railroad station, it currently houses bus service, the Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau, and occasional train service by the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad.[3]

Pottsville
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Pottsville station in 2018
Location	300 South Center Street, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.6833°N 76.1929°W / 40.6833; -76.1929
Owned by	Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (heritage railway) [1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Schuylkill Transportation System
Construction
Disabled access	No
History
Closed	June 30, 1981[2]
Electrified	No
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Schuylkill Haven toward Reading Terminal Norristown Line Terminus Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Cressona toward Norristown Main Line Terminus

The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service line extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line. It shut down in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled the diesel service. After several years of effort, the county refurbished the building to serve the Schuylkill Transportation System and the visitors bureau, as well as occasional train service.[3] In 2013, the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad began hosting further recreational train trips to the Reading Outer Station in Reading, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

1. "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
2. "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Pytak, Stephen J. (June 7, 2011). "Years in making, intermodal center dedication Friday". Republican & Herald. Accessed June 20, 2016.
4. "Pottsville, railroad to begin rail excursions from city".