Earley railway station

Earley
Entrance to Earley Station
Location
Place	Earley
Local authority	Wokingham
Grid reference	SU752718
Operations
Station code	EAR
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	0.300 million
2004/05	0.362 million
2005/06	0.380 million
2006/07	0.411 million
2007/08	0.451 million
2008/09	0.475 million
2009/10	0.485 million
2010/11	0.531 million
2011/12	0.537 million
2012/13	0.575 million
2013/14	0.609 million
History
Key dates	Opened November 1863 (November 1863)
Original company	Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Earley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Earley railway station (National Rail abbreviation: EAR) is a railway station in Earley in Royal Berkshire, England. It is on the Waterloo to Reading Line, and forms the last stop before the terminus of the line at Reading.

History

Earley Station in snow

A 1909 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Reading.

The South Eastern Railway opened Earley station in May 1863 on the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway. The RG&RR had opened on 4 July 1849 and the SER had taken it over in 1852.

In the main approach road to the station is a terrace of three single storey cottages that were built for the SER at the same time as the station, to house railway staff and their families.

Services

South West Trains services between Reading and London Waterloo serve the station. Trains on the line to Guildford and are Redhill also pass through the station but do not stop. These trains are operated by First Great Western, and occasionally Crosscountry.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Winnersh Triangle		South West Trains Waterloo to Reading line		Reading
	Disused railways
Winnersh Halt		Southern Railway South Eastern Railway		Reading Southern

External links

• Train times and station information for Earley railway station from National Rail