Thatcham railway station

Thatcham
National Rail
General information
LocationThatcham, West Berkshire
England
Coordinates51°23′38″N 1°14′35″W / 51.394°N 1.243°W / 51.394; -1.243
Grid referenceSU528663
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTHA
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened21 December 1847
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.490 million
2019/20Increase 0.551 million
2020/21Decrease 0.107 million
2021/22Increase 0.307 million
2022/23Increase 0.363 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Thatcham railway station serves the market town of Thatcham in Berkshire, England. It is 49 miles 45 chains (49.56 mi; 79.8 km) measured from the zero point at London Paddington.[1] It is served by Great Western Railway local services between Reading and Newbury and Bedwyn.

It was served before privatisation by Network SouthEast and from 1996 until 2004 by Thames Trains. A limited semi-fast service between London and Westbury and Frome also calls.

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 12A. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.