Drone footage shows views of delayed railway station in Reading
Green Park should finally open in the summer - it's hoped it'll take traffic away from the A33 and improve links with the Green Park business and residential area and the town centre
Drone footage of Reading's new £20 million railway station has been released.
Work on the Green Park station started in 2019 but has faced delays caused by the pandemic.
Over the coming weeks, work will continue on-site to complete the final finishes to the station, including toilet facilities, accessible baby change, ticket vending machines and way-finding signage.
Green Park Station will sit on the Reading to Basingstoke line and will be served by a half-hourly service north to Reading and south to Basingstoke through the day. It will consist of two platforms with disabled access and a surface level car park, bus stops, taxi rank and cycle parking.
Green Park Station is expected to be open for public use during the summer of 2022.
Tony Page, Reading Borough Council’s Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport, said:
“All being well, we are now close to construction being complete. The station will then be commissioned by Network Rail and GWR before it can open for public use this year.
“When operational, Green Park Station will form an integral part of Reading’s ever-growing sustainable transport infrastructure with more homes, businesses and leisure developments planned in the south of the borough. It will also be another option for football fans heading to the Stadium on match days, again taking the pressure off our busy roads.”
GWR Business Development Director, Tom Pierpoint, said:
“It’s exciting to see Reading Green Park Station really starting to take shape. We are working closely with the Council and Network Rail to deliver the project which will provide even better connectivity for customers.
“Reading is a key destination on our network and this new station will help to secure the economic prosperity of the region as we seek to build back better from the pandemic.”
Find out more about the project here: www.reading.gov.uk/GreenParkStation