Earley railway station
Earley | |
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Entrance to Earley Station | |
Location | |
Place | Earley |
Local authority | Wokingham |
Grid reference | SU752718 |
Operations | |
Station code | EAR |
Managed by | South West Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | D |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2002/03 | 0.300 million |
2004/05 | 0.362 million |
2005/06 | 0.380 million |
2006/07 | 0.411 million |
2007/08 | 0.451 million |
2008/09 | 0.475 million |
2009/10 | 0.485 million |
2010/11 | 0.531 million |
2011/12 | 0.537 million |
2012/13 | 0.575 million |
2013/14 | 0.609 million |
History | |
Key dates | Opened November 1863 |
Original company | Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Earley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Earley railway station (National Rail abbreviation: EAR) is a railway station in Earley in Royal Berkshire, England. It is on the Waterloo to Reading Line, and forms the last stop before the terminus of the line at Reading.
History
The South Eastern Railway opened Earley station in May 1863 on the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway. The RG&RR had opened on 4 July 1849 and the SER had taken it over in 1852.
In the main approach road to the station is a terrace of three single storey cottages that were built for the SER at the same time as the station, to house railway staff and their families.
Services
South West Trains services between Reading and London Waterloo serve the station. Trains on the line to Guildford and are Redhill also pass through the station but do not stop. These trains are operated by First Great Western, and occasionally Crosscountry.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Winnersh Triangle | South West Trains Waterloo to Reading line |
Reading | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Winnersh Halt | Southern Railway South Eastern Railway |
Reading Southern |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Earley railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°26′28″N 0°55′05″W / 51.441°N 0.918°W