Reading station (MBTA)

Reading
Reading station in 2014
General information
Location35 Lincoln Street
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′18″N 71°6′27″W / 42.52167°N 71.10750°W / 42.52167; -71.10750
Line(s)Western Route
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 137
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilities10 spaces
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1845
Rebuilt1870, 1991
Passengers
2018855 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Wakefield Haverhill Line North Wilmington
toward Haverhill
Former services
Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station
Wakefield
toward Boston
Western Route Reading Highlands
toward Portland
Boston and Maine Railroad Depot
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002509[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – (#84002509)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.