Reading West

railway station in the English town of Reading
Place railway_station Q2474528
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Reading West

Summary

Reading West is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reading West is located in Reading[3].
  • Reading West is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Reading West's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Reading West's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Basingstoke railway line[6].
  • Reading West's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Taunton railway line[7].
  • Reading West is owned by Network Rail[8].
  • Reading West is operated by Great Western Railway[9].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Reading railway station[10].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Reading Green Park railway station[11].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Theale railway station[12].
  • Reading West's Commons category is recorded as Reading West railway station[13].
  • Reading West's OS grid reference is recorded as SU702733[14].
  • Reading West's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.455141666667, 'longitude': -0.99051666666667, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[15].
  • Reading West's located on linear feature is recorded as Reading to Basingstoke railway line[16].
  • Reading West's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[17].
  • Reading West's date of official opening is recorded as July 1, 1906[18].
  • Reading West's number of platform faces is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • Reading West's state of use is recorded as in use[20].
  • Reading West's historic county is recorded as Berkshire[21].

Body

Geography

Reading West is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Reading[3].

Designation and Status

Reading West's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].

History and Context

Reading West is owned by Network Rail[8].

Why It Matters

Reading West ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved . nationalrail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of railway station
    State of use in use
    Adjacent station Reading railway station, Reading Green Park railway station, Theale railway station
    Located on linear feature Reading to Basingstoke railway line
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33789|batch #33789]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (910)"
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