Reading | |||||||||||||
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Reading station in 2014 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 35 Lincoln Street Reading, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°31′18″N 71°6′27″W / 42.52167°N 71.10750°W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Route | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1845 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1870, 1991 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2018 | 855 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Boston and Maine Railroad Depot | |||||||||||||
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | ||||||||||||
MPS | Reading MRA | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002509[2] | ||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 | ||||||||||||
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Reading station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Reading, Massachusetts. It serves the Haverhill/Reading Line. It is located at Lincoln and High Streets on the western fringe of Reading's central business district. The station's historic depot building was built in 1870 by the Boston and Maine Railroad. The station was the terminus of the line from 1959 until the re-extension to Haverhill station in 1979.