Those who remember the old station can't fail to be impressed with this station. Easy to read information boards, plenty of refreshment outlets. More like an airport than railway station.

Timely arrivals and departures and trains were clean, as were the coach buses we took to/from the airport.

I visited here with business and it was easy to locate everything I needed to find from the station. This is a great station with excellent transport links. It's very clean and offers waiting areas at each platform. Easy to get in/out and around.

Is there such a thing as an excellent station? Reading appears to heve been redisigned with the customer in mind and works quite well (which is more than can be said for Paddington!).

The shops, toilets and ticket office are much to be desired. Helpful staff manning the ticket booths, plus there are plenty of ticket machines around. From this station, you can get to almost everywhere in UK without changing trains. The only minus point is this...More

From reading, you can go almost anywhere in the country, without changing trains. Edinburgh, Penzance, York, Manchester, Brighton, Cardiff, and of course London, just to mention a few, all without changing. The only downsides - needs more shops, needs more ticket machines.

The concourse with the shops, loos and ticket office leaves much to be desired. There are only 2 benches, half the shops are empty and it was freezing. Has gone downhill since its renovation, needs work! However, once I went though to the platforms it...More