Pottsville station

Pottsville
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Location	300 South Center Street, Pottsville
Coordinates	40°41′00″N 76°11′34″W / 40.6833°N 76.1929°W
Owned by	Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Schuylkill Transportation System
Construction
Disabled access	No
Electrified	No
Services
Former services   Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Schuylkill Haven Closed 1981 toward Reading Terminal Pottsville Line Terminus Preceding station   Reading Railroad   Following station Cressona toward Norristown Main Line Terminus

The Pottsville station, also known as Union Station Intermodal Transit Center, is a transit station in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Originally a Reading Railroad station, it currently houses bus service, the Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau, and occasional train service.^[2]

The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service line extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line. It shut down in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled the diesel service. After several years of effort, the county refurbished the building to serve the Schuylkill Transportation System and the visitors bureau, as well as occasional train service.^[2] In 2013, the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad began hosting further recreational train trips to Philadelphia.^[3]

References

1. "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
2. Pytak, Stephen J. (June 7, 2011). "Years in making, intermodal center dedication Friday". Republican & Herald. Accessed June 20, 2016.
3. "Pottsville, railroad to begin rail excursions from city".