Goring & Streatley railway station

Goring & Streatley
National Rail
The station with the new footbridge and electrification in progress
General information
LocationGoring-on-Thames, District of South Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSU602806
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeGOR
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 June 1840
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1840GWR Reading to Steventon opened
1 June 1840Opened as Goring
9 November 1895Renamed Goring & Streatley
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.437 million
2020/21Decrease 82,368
2021/22Increase 0.229 million
2022/23Increase 0.288 million
2023/24Increase 0.322 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Goring & Streatley railway station is on the Great Western Main Line, serving the twin villages of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire and Streatley in Berkshire. The station is located in Goring-on-Thames, adjacent to the village centre, and is five minutes' walk from Goring and Streatley Bridge; this connects the village with Streatley, across the River Thames. It is 44 miles 60 chains (72.0 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Pangbourne to the east and Cholsey to the west. It is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway (GWR)

Layout

The station has two side platforms (platform 1 on the down main line and platform 4 on the up relief line) and a central island platform with two faces (platform 2 on the up main line and platform 3 on the down relief line).[1] Platforms 1 and 2 are only used when engineering works cause stopping trains to use the fast tracks and the platform edges are closed off by fences incorporating normally closed (but not locked) gates.

The main station building is to the east of the station, alongside platform 4 and on the opposite side of the station to the village centre. There is a large car park to the south of the station building. There are also two pedestrian entrances onto platform 1, one of which links directly to Goring village centre. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge, accessed by steps and lifts from all platforms.

History

The station was on the original line of the Great Western Railway, on the section between Reading and Steventon that opened on 1 June 1840. Originally named Goring, the station was located between Pangbourne and Moulsford stations. In 1892, Moulsford station was closed and replaced by the current Cholsey station. Goring station was renamed Goring & Streatley on 9 November 1895 to prevent confusion with Goring-By-Sea.[2][3][4]

Preparation for the electrification of the line between Paddington and Bristol/Oxford required raised clearances and hence the replacement of the old footbridge. Following a strong local campaign led by the mobility group MIGGS (Mobility Issues Group for Goring and Streatley), Network Rail included lifts in the new footbridge, which was opened in June 2016. These changes also resulted in the demolition of the former ladies waiting room and toilet block on the island platform. The ticket office, toilets and waiting rooms are only open when the station is staffed in the mornings (Mondays to Saturdays). There is a bus stop in the road immediately outside the ticket office, with local buses running to Cleeve, South & North Stoke and Wallingford (Mondays to Saturdays) operated by Going Forward Buses CIC.

Services

All services at Goring & Streatley are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 387 EMUs.

The typical off-peak is two trains per hour in each direction between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway. On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway
Stopping Services
Historical railways
Line and station open
Great Western Railway
Line open, station closed
  • Main entrance to Goring & Streatley station
    Main entrance to Goring & Streatley station
  • The old footbridge and stairs on platform 4; bridge and stairs since demolished
    The old footbridge and stairs on platform 4; bridge and stairs since demolished
  • The temporary footbridge used between demolition of old and build of new
    The temporary footbridge used between demolition of old and build of new
  • A GWR service to London at platform 4
    A GWR service to London at platform 4
  • The little-used platform 1, showing fencing off of platforms 1 and 2
    The little-used platform 1, showing fencing off of platforms 1 and 2
  • A freight train passes Goring & Streatley, Nov 2021
    A freight train passes Goring & Streatley, Nov 2021

References

  1. ^ Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 3C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-6-7.
  2. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). "Chapter IV Construction". History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 102.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (March 2002). "Figure 53". Reading to Didcot. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-79-6.
  4. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 165, 240. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. ^ Table 116 National Rail timetable, December 2023

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