Reading Outer station
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The abandoned station in 1975
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Location | Woodward Street and 6th Street Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′30″N 75°55′35″W / 40.34167°N 75.92639°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Pottsville Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | triangle platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | station platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1874 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 in 1969 and was destroyed by fire in February 1978.
The station is one of two in Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.