Reading

A major transport hub

Reading station is one of the busiest rail hubs in Britain, used by nearly 20 million passengers a year. It’s the second busiest interchange station outside of London, second only to Birmingham New Street, with nearly four million passengers a year changing trains at the station.

Reading underwent a phase of major transformation from 2009, adding five new platforms, new retail facilities and a new footbridge three times the size of the original, with escalators and lifts providing step-free access to all platforms.

The station was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen in July 2014, after being completed a year ahead of schedule.

Reading station escalators and stairs

Station address

Reading station
Station Hill
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1LZ

Maps of the station

Our interactive map will help you find your way around the station.

Alternatively, we have a PDF map below to help navigate your way around the station.

Reading station map (PDF)
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Information about the station

We manage the station and maintain facilities including toilets and accessible features such as lifts and escalators.

Great Western Railway provides assistance to passengers at the station. They also sell tickets to passengers and provide the train services.

British Transport Police

The British Transport Police office is on the main concourse.

For help call 0800 40 50 40 (24 hours), text 61016 or speak to a member of station staff. In an emergency call 999.

British Transport Police in our stations

Train operators at this station

Train operators sell tickets and provide the train services.

  • CrossCountry – long distance services across the whole country from cities in Scotland all the way to the south and
    Cornish coasts.
  • Great Western Railway – trains between London Paddington and Bristol, and Basingstoke, Newbury, Bedwyn, Worcester, Hereford, Penzance, Plymouth, Swansea, Cardiff and Gatwick Airport.
  • South Western Railway – stopping trains between London Waterloo and Reading via Ascot and Staines.
  • Elizabeth line – stopping service between Reading & Heathrow Airport to Central London.

Get in touch

Whether you have a question about this station or want to provide feedback, visit our contact us page for ways you can get in touch.

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