Lebanon Valley Branch

Lebanon Valley Branch
Overview
Status	Merged into the Harrisburg Line
Owner	Lebanon Valley Railroad (1857–1858) Philadelphia and Reading Railroad (1858–1896) Philadelphia and Reading Railway (1896–1924) Reading Company (1924–1976) [1]
History
Opened	13 July 1857 (1857-07-13)
Conveyed to Conrail	1 April 1976 (1976-04-01)
Technical
Line length	53.4 mi (85.9 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend mi Pennsylvania Main Line 53.4 Harrisburg 52.9 Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Branch Pennsylvania Main Line 47.9 Rutherford Yard Middletown and Hummelstown Branch 44.2 Hummelstown 41.5 Swatara 40.7 Hershey 37.3 Palmyra 32.5 Annville 30.5 Cleona Lebanon and Tremont Branch Cornwall Branch Lebanon Branch 27.7 Lebanon 25.7 Avon 24.0 Prescott 21.1 Myerstown 18.6 Richland 16.8 Sheridan 14.4 Womelsdorf 12.0 Robesonia 9.8 South Mountain 8.6 Wernersville Reading and Columbia Branch 5.7 Sinking Spring 2.3 Wyomissing Junction Reading Belt Branch Schuylkill River Schuylkill Branch 0.0 Reading Reading Main Line [2] This diagram: view talk edit

The Lebanon Valley Branch was a railway line in Pennsylvania. Built between 1857–1858, it linked the cities of Harrisburg and Reading. It was part of the Reading Company system from its completion until 1976, when it was conveyed to Conrail. Under Conrail, the branch was merged with part of the former Reading Main Line to become the Harrisburg Line. It remains an important freight route.