Franklin Street station (Pennsylvania)
Redeveloped former station in Reading / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the abandoned subway station in Philadelphia, see Franklin Square station.
Franklin Street station is a former railroad and bus station in Reading, Pennsylvania. It currently is owned by Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) and hosts a brewpub restaurant operated by Saucony Creek Brewing Company.
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BARTA bus terminal Former SEPTA regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Franklin Street and 7th Street Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.3328802°N 75.9242991°W / 40.3328802; -75.9242991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | BARTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | BARTA buses: All at the BARTA Transportation Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Closed | June 30, 1981[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | February 8, 1929–February 25, 1930[2][3] 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Built by the Reading Railroad and dedicated on February 25, 1930, Franklin Street Station later served the SEPTA diesel service extending the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. It closed when SEPTA cancelled the diesel service in 1981. BARTA acquired the building on December 14, 2005, and converted it into a bus depot in May 2013.[4]