A Reading Company Budd Rail Diesel Car leaves Reading Terminal in 1964
Overview
Status
Discontinued
Last service
26 July 1981 (1981-07-26)
Route
Average journey time
2 hours 30 minutes
Line(s) used
Reading main line
Norristown Branch
Ninth Street Branch
Technical
Rolling stock
Budd Rail Diesel Cars
Route map
Legend
0:00
Pottsville
0:08
Schuylkill Haven
0:16
Auburn
Schuylkill County
Berks County
0:29
Hamburg
0:36
Shoemakersville
0:38
Mohrsville
0:43
Leesport
0:56
0:59
Franklin Street (Reading)
1:11
Birdsboro
1:15
Monocacy
Berks County
Montgomery County
1:23
Pottstown
1:31
Linfield
1:36
Royersford
1:44
Phoenixville
1:52
Valley Forge
Trains to Norristown–Elm Street
2:01
Norristown
Montgomery County
Philadelphia County
Trains to Glenside, Jenkintown, and points north
2:24
North Broad Street
2:30
Reading Terminal (Philadelphia)
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The Pottsville Line was a commuter rail service in the Delaware Valley, connecting Pottsville, Reading, and Pottstown with Philadelphia. It was the last vestige of passenger service on the former Reading main line. The service lasted into the SEPTA era and was discontinued in 1981. SEPTA continues to operate Manayunk/Norristown Line commuter trains between Philadelphia and Norristown.
^"Pottsville–Reading–Philadelphia". Reading Company. February 6, 1972. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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