Reading West railway station
You can reach 19 stations directly from Reading West on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Reading, with 124 trains a day.
Reading West is the nearest station for postcodes in RG30. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Reading West
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 124 | 116 | 45 |
| Bramley | 78 | 76 | 28 |
| Basingstoke | 78 | 76 | 28 |
| Mortimer | 78 | 76 | 28 |
| Reading Green Park | 78 | 76 | 28 |
| Newbury | 46 | 40 | 17 |
| Thatcham | 46 | 40 | 17 |
| Theale | 46 | 40 | 17 |
| Aldermaston | 43 | 40 | 17 |
| Midgham | 43 | 40 | 17 |
| Newbury Racecourse | 43 | 40 | 16 |
| Bedwyn | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hungerford | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Kintbury | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| London Paddington | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidenhead | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pewsey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Twyford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Westbury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Reading West is
481,548 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 884th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 15,434 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Reading West and Reading than any other pair: 161,804 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 14 stations instead of 19, a drop of about 26%. Saturday runs to 14.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Reading West gains 1 destination including Frome.
Nearest other stations
- Reading 0.9 miles
- Reading Green Park 2.0 miles
- Tilehurst 2.0 miles
- Earley 3.3 miles
- Theale 3.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Reading West, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Coley branch line · 0.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.