Mortimer railway station
Railway station in Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mortimer railway station is a railway station in the village of Stratfield Mortimer in the county of Berkshire in England. It is 43 miles 14 chains (69.5 km) from London Paddington. The station is notable for its well-preserved Brunel-designed Great Western Railway (GWR) station buildings, which are still in use. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway.
General information | |||||
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Location | Stratfield Mortimer, West Berkshire England | ||||
Grid reference | SU672641 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MOR | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 November 1848 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.189 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.178 million | ||||
2020/21 | 36,526 | ||||
2021/22 | 95,612 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.121 million | ||||
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The station is on the double-track Reading to Basingstoke Line, and comprises two side platforms linked by a footbridge. Road access is to the north of the station, next to the up (Reading-bound) platform.[1][2]
The brick-built single-storey main building has a ticket office and waiting room and is on the up platform. The down platform has a matching waiting shelter. Both buildings are Italianate, designed by Brunel for the GWR. They are the only substantially intact survivors of this once-common design, although a much modified example exists at Chepstow. The buildings are listed Grade II*.[3][4][5][6]