Winnersh Triangle railway station


Winnersh Triangle railway station is one of two railway stations in Winnersh, Berkshire, England. The other is. The station is served by South Western Railway services between and.
The station is on the west side of Winnersh, near the River Loddon. It is down the line from, and east of the bridge by which the railway crosses the River Loddon.

History

opened the station on 12 May 1986 to serve housing and offices that had been built nearby. The developers contributed 20% of the cost of building the station; the remainder was met by Berkshire County Council and British Rail.

Facilities

The station platforms are built of timber, the lightweight construction being to reduce the load on the railway embankment across the Loddon Valley. They are long enough for an eight-car train.
The station has a ticket office but it is currently staffed only on Monday to Saturday mornings. On Sundays the station is open but the booking office is closed. There is a modern self-service ticket machine outside the station building. There is no disabled access to the station: access to and from the platforms is only by stairs.
The station is situated next to the park and ride into Reading, with buses running frequently into the town centre non-stop. It is also situated on the junction of the A329 so is convenient for places along the motorway and the M4.

Services

The station is served by two trains per hour in each direction off-peak, and up to four trains per hour in peak hours. No North Downs Line trains currently call here.