Reading Southern railway station served the town of Reading, in Berkshire, England, between 1855 and 1970. It was sited to the south of Reading General station on the Great Western Main Line. The station was opened in 1855 by the South Eastern Railway's route from Redhill, connecting Reading with south coast towns such as Brighton and Dover. It also became the terminus of the outer suburban Waterloo to Reading line from London Waterloo. The station closed to passengers in 1965, when services were diverted to the former Great Western station, and the site was later cleared.