Image reading device and image forming apparatus

An image reading device comprising:

• a housing that includes a transport path along which a document is transported;
• a first reading unit that is disposed on the transport path and that reads an image from a first surface of the document, which is transported along the transport path;
• a second reading unit that is disposed on the transport path in such a manner as to be located downstream from the first reading unit and that reads an image from a second surface of the document, which is transported along the transport path, the second surface being opposite to the first surface of the document;
• a first opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable and that exposes the first reading unit when the first opening and closing member is open;
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• a second opening and closing member that is attached to the housing in such a manner as to be openable and closable and that exposes the second reading unit when the second opening and closing member is open.