Earley railway station
Encyclopedia
Earley railway station is a railway station in the suburb of Earley
, east of Reading
, England
.
Earley station was opened in 1863 by the South Eastern Railway
. The line had been built in 1849 and bought by the South Eastern Railway
in 1852. The main approach road to the station is bordered by three terraced, single storey cottages dating back to the origination of the station buildings themselves in May 1863. The cottages were built to house the station workers and their families.
Earley station is within 20 minutes' walk of the University of Reading (Whiteknights entrance) along the A329 Wokingham Road.
from Reading station to London Waterloo station
.
Earley
Earley is a town and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. The Office for National Statistics places Earley within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, for purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside of the jurisdiction of Reading Borough Council. The name...
, east of Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
South Eastern Railway (UK)
The South Eastern Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent...
. The line had been built in 1849 and bought by the South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway (UK)
The South Eastern Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1836 until 1922. The company was formed to construct a route from London to Dover. Branch lines were later opened to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Canterbury and other places in Kent...
in 1852. The main approach road to the station is bordered by three terraced, single storey cottages dating back to the origination of the station buildings themselves in May 1863. The cottages were built to house the station workers and their families.
Earley station is within 20 minutes' walk of the University of Reading (Whiteknights entrance) along the A329 Wokingham Road.
Services
The station is served by services operated by South West TrainsSouth West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
from Reading station to London Waterloo station
Waterloo station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames, and in Travelcard Zone 1....
.