Reading West Railway Station

Facilities

Reading West railway station is a small staffed station in Reading Borough. It is managed by Great Western Railway.

Address

Reading West station
Oxford Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 7PY

Tickets

Ticket Office
No
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
No
Oyster Validator
No
Smartcards Issued
Yes
Smartcard Validator
No
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Great Western Railway

Smartcard Topup
No
Smartcard Notes
Yes

Smartcard Accepted

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
No
Baby Change Facilities
No
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
No
WiFi
No
Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
No
Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
No
CCTV
Yes
Customer Information Service
Yes

Departure Screens

Announcements

Customer Service
Yes

Please visit GWR Help & Support. Or contact our social media team @gwrhelp.

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
No

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

08001 971 329 or 18001 0800 197 1329 (Textphone)

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Passenger Help Points
Yes
Staff Assistance Available
Yes

Meeting point: platform.

This station is supported by the GWR Mobile Customer Assist Team 07:00-22:00 Mon-Sat and 09:00-20:00 Sun. To book assistance at this station, please either call GWR Passenger Assist on 0800 197 1329, through gwr.com/passengerassist or via the Passenger Assist App by Transreport.

Monday To Friday: 06:30:00.000 - 18:30:00.000
Saturday: 09:30:00.000 - 15:30:00.000
Sunday: 10:30:00.000 - 16:30:00.000
Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes
Accessible Ticket Counter
No
Train Access Ramp
No
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
No
Step Free Access
Yes

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Step Free Category B3 - This station has a degree of step free access but only to Platform 1 and only if accessed via Tilehurst Road, through a steep ramp. Otherwise this station can be classified as Category C.

This station is supported by the GWR Mobile Customer Assist Team 07:00-22:00 Mon-Sat and 09:00-20:00 Sun. To book assistance at this station, please either call GWR Passenger Assist on 0800 197 1329, through gwr.com/passengerassist or via the Passenger Assist App by Transreport.

Ticket Gates
Yes
Impaired Mobility Set Down
No
Wheelchairs Available
No

Transport Connections

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Cycle Storage
Yes

Storage Type: Compound

Car Park
No
Taxi Rank
Yes

No

Bus Services
Yes
Metro Link
No
Airport Link
Yes

Find out more about links from GWR stations to airports.

Rail Replacement Services
Yes

Towards Reading: Bus Stop on Oxford Road under Railway Bridge. Heading away from Reading Bus Stop on Oxford Road, outside McDonalds.

Cycle Hire
Yes

No

Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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