Goring & Streatley railway station is a railway station serving the twin villages of Goring-on-Thames

Goring-On-Thames

Goring-on-Thames is a large village and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, about south of Wallingford.-Geography:...

, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....

 and Streatley, Berkshire

Streatley, Berkshire

Streatley is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in Berkshire, England.-Location:Streatley is about from Reading and from Oxford. It is in the Goring Gap on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the Oxfordshire village of Goring-on-Thames...

 in 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...

. The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western

First Great Western

First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....

 (FGW).

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...

, which opened on 1 June 1840. Originally named Goring, it was renamed Goring & Streatley on 9 November 1895.

Description

The station is located in the village of Goring-on-Thames

Goring-On-Thames

Goring-on-Thames is a large village and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, about south of Wallingford.-Geography:...

, some five minutes walk from Goring and Streatley Bridge

Goring and Streatley Bridge

Goring and Streatley Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England. The bridge links the twin villages of Goring-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, and Streatley, Berkshire, and is adjacent to Goring Lock....

 which connects the village with its Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

 sister, Streatley across the River Thames

River Thames

The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...

. The station is adjacent to and to the east of the village centre.

The station has platforms on each of the main and relief (slow) lines, although the platforms on the main lines see little use. The station frontage building is to the east of the station, alongside the London bound relief platform, and there is a large car park, to the south of the station building. There are also two pedestrian entrances directly onto the western, down fast platform, one of which links to Goring village centre. Access between the platforms is via steps and a footbridge. There is access to the fast line platform (London bound).

Services

Goring & Streatley station is served by stopping services run by FGW between and .

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 2 trains per hour to Reading and
• 2 trains per hour to Oxford

Most of these services start or continue as semi-fast services between Reading and , there are also additional services during morning peak hours on weekdays. Saturday services run half hourly, but Sunday services are only hourly.

Typical journey times are about 15 minutes to Reading, 20 minutes to Oxford, and just over an hour to Paddington.

In 2008 only 74.9% of trains ran on time on FGW's Thames Valley route serving Goring & Streatley station, with peak period reliability especially badly hit.

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