Earley railway station
Railway station serving Earley, Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earley railway station serves the town of Earley in Berkshire, England. It is 66 miles 1 chain (66.01 mi; 106.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Redhill.[1] It is on the Waterloo to Reading Line, and forms the last stop before the terminus of the line at Reading.
General information | |||||
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Location | Earley, Wokingham England | ||||
Grid reference | SU752718 | ||||
Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | EAR | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | November 1863 | ||||
Original company | South Eastern Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.609 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.570 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.109 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.280 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.351 million | ||||
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The station has two side platforms, on either side of the twin track line. A large two-storey station building is situated on the Reading-bound (westernmost) platform. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge over the tracks, and the London-bound platform has a waiting room. The station is accessed by an approach road from the nearby main road between Reading and Wokingham, and on this approach is a terrace of three single storey cottages that were built for the South Eastern Railway at the same time as the station, to house railway staff and their families.