Franklin Street station (Pennsylvania)
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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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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.
Built by the
History
The Franklin Street station served the railroad from 1930 until 1981 when
In July 2017 the station was used for a multimedia art exhibition entitled "This is Reading" [7]
In June 2018, Saucony Creek Brewing Company leased the facility and opened a brewpub restaurant[8] in July 2019.
There is a proposal to return SEPTA Regional Rail service to the station by way of an extension of the Manayunk/Norristown Line, providing passenger train service from Reading to Philadelphia. In 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation conducted a feasibility study on bringing passenger train service to Reading via Amtrak.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Contract Awarded for New Depot". The Reading Times. February 9, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Reading Station Dedicated Yesterday". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. February 26, 1930. p. 24. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "From grim to grand: Franklin Street Station gleams again 2/20/2013".
- ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1961, Reading Railroad section, Table 3
- ^ "Franklin Street in its heyday" (PDF).
- ^ "This is Reading". Lynn Nottage. 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Saucony Creek Brewery to open downtown Reading location". Reading Eagle. 22 July 2019.
- ^ Vasil, Jim (January 11, 2021). "Reading to Philly rail study shows idea gaining steam". Allentown, PA: WFMZ-TV. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Reading to Philadelphia Passenger Rail Analysis" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. December 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.