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Outer Station

Reading Outer Station
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Location Greenwood Street and 6th Street
Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′30″N 75°55′35″W / 40.34167°N 75.92639°W / 40.34167; -75.92639
Platforms triangle platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Disabled access No
History
Opened 1874
Closed 1969
Electrified No
Services
  Former services  
Preceding station   Reading Railroad   Following station
toward Allentown
East Penn Branch Terminus
Terminus Lebanon Valley Branch
toward Harrisburg
toward Norristown
Main Line
toward Pottsville

The 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 in 1969 and burned to the ground in 1978. According to the Reading Eagle, the station was one of two in Reading, the other being the Franklin Street station. The Outer Station was on the outskirts of the city.


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