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Great Western Main Line in Reading, Berkshire

Great Western Main Line in Reading is a railway line (Network Rail, 1435 mm, overhead line, main line). The train routes 135 (GW), 125 (GW), GWR: London Paddington - Frome, GWR: Frome - London Paddington, GWR: Oxford - London Paddington, GWR: London Paddington - Oxford, GWR: Hereford - London Paddington, GWR - London - Hereford, GWR: Great Malvern - London Paddington, GWR: London Paddington - Great Malvern, XC, XC: Newcastle - Reading, CrossCountry: Reading => Newcastle, Elizabeth and GW run along this road. Great Western Main Line is also known as Lizzie line. Great Western Main Line also exists in Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough. Ⓦ.
Speed Limit
90 mph
Operator
Network Rail
Legend

Image

Elizabeth Line Class 345 At Reading (Cropped)
An Elizabeth Line Class 345 010 at Reading railway station. – DavidTDC3377, CC BY 4.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Bus stops

  • Forbury Retail Park – approx. 250 m.
  • Kings Meadow Road – approx. 350 m.
  • The Meridian – approx. 350 m.

Artwork

  • Escaping Prisoner (artist: Banksy). The escaping prisoner resembles Oscar Wilde, who had been imprisoned in Reading Prison, with the "rope" as tied together bedsheets with a typewriter attached to the end. – approx. 250 m.
  • Robed Figure (artist: Elisabeth Frink) – approx. 350 m.

Parking space

  • Vern-Rory – approx. 300 m.

Tourist information

  • Thames Parks – approx. 250 m.
  • Millennium Milepost Reading. 1) London 58, Kernnetmouth 1 2) Oxford 38 , Caversham 1 – approx. 250 m.
  • Caversham Lock – approx. 250 m.
  • Enjoying the River Thames – approx. 250 m.
  • Hydroelectric Generation – approx. 350 m.
  • Wildlife on View Island – approx. 350 m.

Bed shops

  • Bensons for Beds (opening hours: Mon–Tue 10–20; Wed 10–18; Thu–Fri 10–20; Sat 9–18; Sun 10–17) at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 150 m.

Café

  • The Spark (coffee shop) – approx. 250 m.

Car sharing stations

  • Filbert Street (Co Wheels, 3 vehicles) – approx. 350 m.

Furniture shops

  • Sofology at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 100 m.
  • DFS (opening hours: Mon–Fri 9–20; Sat 9–18; Sun 11–17) at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 100 m.
  • Natuzzi Italia at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 150 m.
  • Furniture Village (opening hours: Mon–Fri 10–20; Sat 9–18; Sun 11–17) at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 150 m.

Restaurants

  • Refuel (regional cuisine, takeaway, opening hours: Mon–Fri 8–10, 12–14) – approx. 250 m.
  • Thames Lido (regional cuisine) – approx. 250 m.

Interior decorators

  • HomeSense (opening hours: Mon–Sat 9–20 Su 11–17) at Forbury Road (RG1 3JD) – approx. 200 m.

Convenience stores

  • Tesco Express – approx. 300 m.

Roads nearby

Palmer Street
Tesco Express
200 m
Kenavon Drive
Natuzzi Italia, MonkeyMoos, The Meridian, Forbury Retail Park, Kenavon Drive
200 m
Blake's Wharf
300 m
Carraway Street
300 m
Joseph Huntley Walk
350 m
Oscar Wilde Memorial Walk
You’ve Found the Abbey Wharf (Explore the Abbey Quarter walk), Interpretation of Ruins, Chestnut Walk, You’ve Found the Abbey Refectory (Explore the Abbey Quarter walk)
350 m
Biscuit Tunnel
350 m
Filbert Street
Filbert Street
350 m
Blakes Cottages
400 m
Gas Works Road
450 m
Blakes Quay
450 m
Harry Tee Court
450 m
Oscar Wilde Road
450 m
Robert Parker Road
500 m
Kennet Side
Reading Spur Junction, Queen's Road Car Park, Vastern Road, Reading Piece 1982
500 m
Heron Island
550 m
Alexander Turner Close
550 m
Mill Green
600 m

Shops nearby

Argos
250 m
Better Boating
600 m

Body of waters nearby

Caversham Lock
250 m

Buildings nearby

Celador Apartments
400 m

Car washes nearby

Automatic Car Wash
450 m

Commercial buildings nearby

Emerald House
150 m

Convenience stores nearby

Tesco
500 m

Craft shops nearby

Hobbycraft
250 m

Detached houses nearby

Lock House
300 m

Fast food restaurants nearby

McDonald's
200 m
KFC
200 m

Museum nearby

Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock
500 m

Nature reserves nearby

View Island
450 m

Office buildings nearby

Huntley & Palmers
450 m

Parks nearby

Chocolate Island
350 m
Kings Meadow
450 m

Petrol stations nearby

Tesco Petrol Station
500 m

Railway lines nearby

Reading Low Level Line
150 m
North Downs Line
300 m
Reading New Junction
300 m

Residential areas nearby

Huntley Wharf
200 m
Luscinia View
400 m

Rivers nearby

River Thames
250 m
River Kennet
550 m

Service buildings nearby

Luscinia View West
300 m
Luscinia View East
350 m

Sports shops nearby

Decathlon
300 m

Streams nearby

Fish Pass
400 m

Training centres nearby

Fullers Training Centre
450 m

Weirs nearby

Blake's Lock Weir
550 m

Other nearby

De Bohun Island
250 m
Named after Elizabeth II
Opening 2022
Country United Kingdom
Transport network Elizabeth line network
Website https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Significant event Crossrail
Has part Elizabeth line: Reading - Abbey Wood, Elizabeth line: Maidenhead - Abbey Wood, Elizabeth line: Heathrow Airport - Abbey Wood, Elizabeth line: Heathrow Airport - Shenfield, Elizabeth line: Paddington - Shenfield
Part of TfL