Cholsey Railway Station

Cholsey railway station serves the village of Cholsey in South Oxfordshire. The station is managed by Great Western Railway who operate local services to Oxford, Reading and London Paddington. Chosely is also the junction for the heritage railway services on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. LayoutThe station frontage building is on two levels, with station offices in the lower level and the London bound waiting room on the upper level. There are two small car parks, one at street level in front of the station building, the other at platform level to the south of the station. The station has platforms on each of the fast and relief lines, although the platforms on the fast lines see little use. It also has a terminal platform used by trains on the Wallingford line. The platforms are located on an embankment, with access to street level by stairs and a pedestrian underpass. Platform 1 – is only used when the relief lines are out of service. It is for down GWR services during engineering and maintenance work. Platform 2 – is only used when the relief lines are out of service. It is for up GWR services during engineering and maintenance work. Platform 3 – for down GWR local services to Oxford and. Platform 4 – for up GWR local services to Reading and. Platform 5 – is a west-facing bay platform currently used for Cholsey and Wallingford Railway heritage services to. High-speed passenger and freight trains pass through platforms 1 – 4 with little or no warning. As with any station, it is advisable to keep a safe distance from the platform edge, particularly on platforms 1 and 2 as trains can pass through at speeds of up to.

Cholsey railway station serves the village of Cholsey in South Oxfordshire. The station is managed by Great Western Railway who operate local services to Oxford, Reading and London Paddington. Chosely is also the junction for the heritage railway services on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. LayoutThe station frontage building is on two levels, with station offices in the lower level and the London bound waiting room on the upper level. There are two small car parks, one at street level in front of the station building, the other at platform level to the south of the station. The station has platforms on each of the fast and relief lines, although the platforms on the fast lines see little use. It also has a terminal platform used by trains on the Wallingford line. The platforms are located on an embankment, with access to street level by stairs and a pedestrian underpass. Platform 1 – is only used when the relief lines are out of service. It is for down GWR services during engineering and maintenance work. Platform 2 – is only used when the relief lines are out of service. It is for up GWR services during engineering and maintenance work. Platform 3 – for down GWR local services to Oxford and. Platform 4 – for up GWR local services to Reading and. Platform 5 – is a west-facing bay platform currently used for Cholsey and Wallingford Railway heritage services to. High-speed passenger and freight trains pass through platforms 1 – 4 with little or no warning. As with any station, it is advisable to keep a safe distance from the platform edge, particularly on platforms 1 and 2 as trains can pass through at speeds of up to.