Reading Railroad Franklin Street Station

This article is about the former train terminal in Reading, Pennsylvania. For the former terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, see Reading Terminal. For other uses, see Reading station.

Reading Franklin Street Terminal
BARTA bus terminal Former SEPTA regional rail station
File:ReadingFranklinStreet.jpg Reading Franklin Street Terminal from Cherry Street entrance
Location	Franklin Street and 7th Street Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Owned by	BARTA
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	BARTA buses: All
Construction
Disabled access	No
Electrified	No
Services
No services   Former services   Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Birdsboro closed 1981 toward Reading Terminal Pottsville Line R6 Norristown/Pottsville Reading Railroad Reading Outer Station closed 1978 (fire) toward Pottsville

The Reading Franklin Street Terminal was a former train station that was converted into the BARTA Transportation Center. It reopened to bus service on September 9, 2013. The station was one of two in the city with the other being the Outer Station. The station formerly served as a stop on the SEPTA diesel service line extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line in Pennsylvania. According to some sources, the transit agency BARTA plans to use the station as a bus terminal. The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled diesel service to Pottsville. The train services used to extend to the Reading Terminal in Philadelphia.

History

The Franklin Street Station served the railroad from 1930 until 1981 when SEPTA diesel services ceased operations. From 1981 until 2013, the building sat vacant until BARTA acquired and refurbished the building for bus services. The plan was to alleviate overcrowded services at the BARTA Transportation Center located about a block away.