Reading Depot, commonly referred to as Reading outer station, was a train station in Reading, Pennsylvania, that served as a major hub between

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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 '' Queen of the Valley'' (

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– Jersey City). It was destroyed by fire on February 20, 1978. The station was one of two in Reading, the other being Franklin Street station.

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