General information | |||||
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Location | Reading, Borough of Reading England | ||||
Grid reference | SU702733 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | RDW | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 July 1906 | ||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | GWR | ||||
Post-grouping | GWR | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.447 million | ||||
Interchange | 11,544 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.407 million | ||||
Interchange | 12,659 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.134 million | ||||
Interchange | 3,165 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.281 million | ||||
Interchange | 9,382 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.290 million | ||||
Interchange | 13,464 | ||||
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Reading West railway station serves West Reading, Berkshire, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the town's main retail and commercial areas. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway. It is 36 miles 75 chains (36.94 mi; 59.4 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington.[1]