Reading West

Reading West station, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire
RG1 7PY

Reading West at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

0

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Customer Help Points

Reading West Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Ticket Office (Staffed Station)


The ticket office is located in the station building off Oxford road.


Reading West Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1:

Platform (When Unstaffed)


Make your way onto the platform. This station has driver only trains. GWR mobile assistance team will provide booked assistance.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is no Low-Level counter here

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Reading West Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Ticket Office (Staffed Station)


The ticket office is located in the station building off Oxford road.


Reading West Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1
Location :

Platform (When Unstaffed)


Make your way onto the platform. This station has driver only trains. GWR mobile assistance team will provide booked assistance.

Staff Help Available

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.

Step Free Access

B3, step-free access only to some platforms

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.

Step Free Category

B3, step-free access only to some platforms

Ticket Barriers

Yes

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Accessible Taxis, Accessible Booking Office Counter, Escalator Information, Induction Loop, Lifts, National Key Toilets, Nearest Accessible Stations, Ramp For Train Access, Wheelchairs Available

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Great Western Railway

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Office
Collect from Ticket Machine

Smartcards

Smartcard Accepted

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection
Manoeuvring Space : There is limited space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Travel Centre

Airport

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Cycle Hire

No

Cycle Storage Type

Compounds

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop-off/pick-up
Same Side As Station: The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via an uncontrolled road crossing such as a zebra crossing
Waiting Area: This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Rail Replacement Services

Towards Theale - Bus stop outside McDonalds (A329 Oxford Road) Towards Reading - Bus stop underneath railway bridge.

This station does not offer

Car Hire, Car Park, Cycle Storage Cctv, Cycle Storage Location, Cycle Storage Sheltered, Cycle Storage Spaces, Parking Spaces, Port, Rail Replacement Maps, Taxi Rank

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

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

Help Points

Help Points are only available in limited locations
All Help Points have induction loops

Helpline

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.

Information Available

Yes - from help point

Lost Property

Find out more here

Staffing Level

Part time

This station does not offer

Left Luggage

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Information Services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Unavailable

Printed Local Information

There is printed information available

This station does not offer

Atm Machine, Baby Change, Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Shops, Refreshment Facilities, Toilets, Trolleys, Waiting Room, WiFi

Departures and arrivals from Reading West

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