History
The railway station was opened on 21 December 1847, on the first portion of what would become the Berks and Hants Line between Reading & Hungerford.Layout
Theale has three platforms, numbered 3, 1, 2 from north to south. The station originally had just 2, with a goods loop passing behind platform 1. As part of the Reading station upgrade project, the loop was upgraded to passenger standards and a new platform (numbered as 3) added in 2011. Further work to upgrade facilities at the station were announced in 2013 by Network Rail and GWR (including new lifts, a new pedestrian entrance & accessible footbridge, extra car parking and a new ticket office), but the £2.9 million project has been delayed several times and by summer 2016 was running more than three years behind schedule. The upgrade project showed fresh signs of life in 2021.Services
The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is: * 1 tph toReferences
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Railway stations in Berkshire DfT Category E stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway 1847 establishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub