Free Ride for Veterans on Veterans Day – Tuesday, November 11, 2025
On Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2025, BARTA will allow any Veteran to ride FREE when they show a Veteran or current Military ID. BARTA is providing this promotion to say “thank you” to those…
BTC Bus Stop Changes – Effective October 31, 2025
Due to renovation activity at the BTC, Bus Stop #8 is CLOSED. Route 2/Fairgrounds Square Market, Route 5/Albright College, and Route 15/Berkshire Mall will be at Bus Stop #1 Route 19/Riverside/First Energy/Cotton St. will be…
Route 5/Albright College will serve U.S. Post Office on 13th Street – Monday, 10/17/2025
Due to construction at the Downtown Reading U.S. Post Office location, the BARTA Route 5/Albright College will now serve the U.S. Post Office location on 13th Street on every trip (Weekdays & Saturdays) for customers…
Location: 7th & Franklin Streets, Reading, PA
Located beside the historic Franklin Street Station. Customers can enter from Franklin Street or Chestnut Street.
Google Address: 101-199 Plum Street, Reading, PA 19602
Capacity: 350 Spaces
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours, 7 days. Daily Public Parking and Monthly Parking are available.
Entrance/Exit: Franklin Street and Chestnut Street
Height Clearance: 7′ 11″
Payment Options: Pay on Foot Machine: Credit Card and Cash accepted. Credit Card Payment is accepted at exit gates.
Location: Lower Level of the BARTA Transportation Center (BTC)
Google Address: 701 Franklin Street, Reading, PA 19602
Capacity: 100 Spaces
Hours of Operations:
Weekdays and Saturdays – 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Sundays – 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Gates are used overnight to lock and secure parking garage. Parking Garage is not open to daily public parking. Parking Garage available for Monthly Parking and Berks County Veterans Affairs customers.
Entrance/Exit: Franklin Street and Cherry Street
Height Clearance: 7′ 11″
Payment Options: Monthly Parking Access Pass. Credit Card payments accepted at exit gates. There is no Pay on Foot Machine at this parking garage.
Note: If a customer enters parking garage without a Monthly Parking Pass and takes a ticket, the charge to exit the garage will be $14.00 and will have to be paid by credit card at the exit gate.