Reading Terminal

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
General information
Location	1115–1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, U.S.
System	Former SEPTA regional rail station
Line	Ninth Street Branch
Connections	SEPTA at Jefferson Station and 11th Street
Construction
Accessible	No
History
Opened	January 29, 1893
Closed	November 6, 1984
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 Manayunk/​Norristown Line Spring Garden Street toward Norristown–Elm Street 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 Preceding station Conrail Following station Terminus Crusader and Wall Street 1976–1981 Spring Garden Street toward Newark
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Interactive map of Reading Terminal and Trainshed
Location	1115–1141 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′9.41″N 75°9′34″W
Built	1891–1893
Architect	Wilson Brothers & Company (train shed) Francis H. Kimball (headhouse)
NRHP reference No.	72001170
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1972
Designated NHL	December 8, 1976
Designated PHMC	September 10, 2003
Location

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