At a glance
Station Message
The Reading West main station building will have the following changes to planned availability:
Friday 10th July - Closed
Tickets can be bought from the ticket machine or digitally.
Station details
- Bicycle parking
- No
- Storage Sheltered
- No
- Storage Location
- No
- Storage Spaces
- 0
- Storage CCTV
- No
- PlusBike (Cycle hire)
- No
- Car Park
- No
- Free of Charge
- No
- CCTV Coverage
- No
- Car Park Operator
- No
- Address
- No
- Phone Number
- No
- Web Address
- No
- Note
- No
- Opening Hours
- No
- Number of Spaces
- No
- Taxis
- No
- Accessible Taxis
- Accessible taxis are available. Please request staff assistance.
- Impaired Mobility set down and pick up points available
- No
- Airport
- Find out more about links from GWR stations to airports.
- Ticket Office
- Station Building Monday to Friday - 06:30 to 10:45
- Height Adjusted ticket office counter
- No
- Induction Loop
- Yes
- Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
- Yes
- Collection of Pre-Purchased tickets
- Yes
- Penalty Fares
- Applicable Operators: Great Western Railway
- Smart cards issued
- Yes
- Smart cards validated
- No
- Get Oyster cards here
- No
- Use Oyster pay as you go
- No
- Top up Oyster cards
- No
- Staff help available opening times
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 to 18:30 Saturday - 09:30 to 15:30 Sunday - 10:30 to 16:30- Passenger Information Systems available
- DepartureScreens Announcements
- Customer Help Points
- Yes
- Customer Services
- Please visit GWR Help & Support. Or contact our social media team @gwrhelp.
- Location for rail replacement services
- Towards Theale - Bus stop outside McDonalds (A329 Oxford Road) Towards Reading - Bus stop underneath railway bridge.
- Left Luggage
- No
- Lost Luggage
- Whether you ve lost something on one of our trains or at a station, we ll do our best to find it for you. Once we ve got your details, we ll start looking. Although it can take up to a week for things to reach us. Register your lost item here
- Ticket Gates
- Yes
- CCTV
- Yes
- ATM Machine
- No
- Bureau de Change
- No
- First Class Lounge
- No
- Internet Kiosk Available
- No
- Pay Phone
- Yes
- Accessible Public telephones
- No
- Post Box
- No
- Public Wi-Fi
- No
- Shops
- No
- Toilets
- Located in station building and only available during staffed hours.
- Baby Changing facilities
- No
- National Key toilets
- No
- Showers
- No
- Trolleys
- No
- Tourist information office
- No
- Waiting Rooms
- No
- Seating
- Yes
- Staff help available opening times
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 to 18:30 Saturday - 09:30 to 15:30 Sunday - 10:30 to 16:30- Helpline Number
- 08001 971 329 or 18001 0800 197 1329 (Textphone)
- Helplines Opening times
- 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.
- Ramp for train Access
- No
- Step Free Access
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.
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.
- Wheelchairs Available
- No