Reading Depot, commonly referred to as Reading outer station, was a train station in

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, that served as a major hub between

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and

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. 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 ''

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). 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.

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* * Former Reading Company stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1874 Former railway stations in Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Berks County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States closed in 1969 {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub