Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Reading West had 289,840 entries and exits, making it the 1,034th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 440th busiest (out of 997), with 763 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 794.08 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 7.31 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,094th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 830.97 passengers passing through the station and 7.98 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 120,620
Reduced price entries & exits: 130,358
Season ticket entries & exits: 38,862
Total entries & exits: 289,840
Interchanges made between connecting services: 13,464
Change in usage from 21/22:
+9,108 : 3.24%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 (Down) | 276 | 1003 | |
| 2 (Up) | 157 | 570 | 93m top of ramp (Westbury end) to mirror |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 280 | London & Reading - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Taunton & Exeter | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +250,704 (+640.60%)
Reasons for change:
2000-01 Part of READING BR2001-02 Part of READING BR2007-08 Growth of 27% or more2011-12 Possibly due to transfer of demand from Reading due to ongoing engineering works2014-15 Possible reversal of demand back to Reading following redevelopment work
Location Details
Location: Reading West
CRS: RDW / NLC: 3160 / TIPLOC(S): REDGWST, SCOTEJN
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 470249 173394
Constituency: Reading West
Local Authority: Reading
NR Region: South East
Station Group: READING BR
ELR: BKE 36m 75ch
CRS: RDW / NLC: 3160 / TIPLOC(S): REDGWST, SCOTEJN
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 470249 173394
Constituency: Reading West
Local Authority: Reading
NR Region: South East
Station Group: READING BR
ELR: BKE 36m 75ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Reading West during 2022/2023:
•Reading (51,247 journeys)
•Basingstoke (18,363 journeys)
•London Paddington (11,311 journeys)
•Newbury (8,112 journeys)
•Wokingham (5,736 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Reading (51,247 journeys)
•Basingstoke (18,363 journeys)
•London Paddington (11,311 journeys)
•Newbury (8,112 journeys)
•Wokingham (5,736 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.