Reading Outer station

Reading Outer station, sometimes simply Reading, is a defunct 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]

Reading Outer
The abandoned station in 1975
Location	Woodward Street and 6th Street Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′30″N 75°55′35″W
Line(s)	Pottsville Line
Platforms	triangle platform
Construction
Structure type	station platform
History
Opened	1874[1]
Closed	March 16, 1969[2]
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Oley toward Allentown East Pennsylvania Branch Terminus Wyomissing toward Harrisburg Lebanon Valley Branch Reading Franklin Street toward Norristown Main Line Oley toward Pottsville

The station is one of two in Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.[3]

References

1. "State Briefs". The Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. February 21, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
3. "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