The Reading Belt Branch is a railway line in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Today, it is part of the Harrisburg Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Most of this traffic was funneled over the double-track Main Line through downtown Reading, blocking numerous grade crossings.

First, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) of new track would be built, starting from the Main Line north of the city and following the west bank of the Schuylkill River.

[1][2] The P&R incorporated the Reading Belt Railroad on April 9, 1900, to build the new portions of the line.