Within the Reading area there has been a substantial change to the railway within the area. The New footbridge has opened providing a link with all platforms step free and a less congested entrance to the station. Just a quick interesting fact, The New footbridge is as wide as 1 ½ British Rail MK2 carriages. Other changes to Reading station include the new link underneath the station in the new subway.
The biggest change which daily commuters will see is the 4 new through platforms on the North side of the station. These through platforms are designed to alleviate the congestion on the lines into and out of Reading, Bound for London Paddington. The other 2 changes which regular commuters will notice is the labeling of through platforms as and A and B end of the platform, This means that 2 trains can be at either end of the platform. The other change Daily Commuters will notice is the new ticket hall on the North side of the new footbridge which results in passengers being able to purchase tickets from either side of the bridge.
Outside Reading Station there is also a lot going on with the new Reading Train Care Depot nearing completion and with the depot on-time for opening in Autumn 2013, Currently all of the Building work, rail and overhead electrification is complete with just the testing and polishing to be completed. Other things going on around Reading was that during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and the week after most of the track in the Reading Area was ripped up and replaced allowing the new layout to be built and new signals to be installed. The New layout allows access to the 4 New platforms. During this time trains towards London were diverted via Waterloo and Basingstoke or via Banbury.
Hopefully you are all up to date with what is going on at Reading and what will be finished soon to allow a better service to run through the station.
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