Reading Terminal

The Reading Terminal (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing) is a complex of buildings that includes the former Reading Company main station located in the Market East section of Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the Reading Terminal Headhouse, Trainshed, and Market.

This article is about the former train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the terminal in Reading, Pennsylvania, see Reading Franklin Street Terminal. For other uses, see Reading station.
Reading Terminal
Former SEPTA regional rail station
General information
Location1115–1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, U.S.
Line(s)Ninth Street Branch
ConnectionsSEPTA at Jefferson Station and 11th Street
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1893
ClosedNovember 6, 1984
ElectrifiedYes
Former services (SEPTA)
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Bethlehem Line Spring Garden Street
toward Allentown
Chestnut Hill East Line Spring Garden Street
toward Chestnut Hill East
Newtown Line Spring Garden Street
toward Newtown
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Spring Garden Street
toward Doylestown
Pottsville Line North Broad Street
toward Pottsville
Warminster Line Spring Garden Street
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Spring Garden Street
toward Newark Penn Station
Former services (Reading / B&O)
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Spring Garden Street
toward Pottsville
Bethlehem Branch Spring Garden Street
toward Bethlehem
Chestnut Hill Branch Spring Garden Street
toward Chestnut Hill
Frankford Branch North Broad Street
toward Frankford
Newtown Branch Wayne Junction
toward Newtown
New Hope Branch Wayne Junction
toward New Hope
New York Branch Spring Garden Street
toward Bound Brook
Norristown Branch Spring Garden Street
toward Elm Street
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Terminus Philadelphia – Jersey City
Local
 Wayne Junction
toward Jersey City
Reading Terminal and Trainshed
Location1115–1141 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′9.41″N 75°9′34″W
Built1891–1893
ArchitectWilson Brothers & Company (train shed)
Francis H. Kimball (headhouse)
NRHP reference No.72001170
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1972
Designated NHLDecember 8, 1976
Designated PHMCSeptember 10, 2003
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