Cholsey Railway Station - Layout

Layout

The station frontage building is on two levels, with station offices in the lower (street) level and the London bound waiting room on the upper (platform) 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 (slow) 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 FGW services during engineering and maintenance work.
• Platform 2 – is only used when the relief lines are out of service. It is for up FGW services during engineering and maintenance work.
• Platform 3 – for down FGW local services to Oxford, Bicester Town and Banbury.
• Platform 4 – for up FGW local services to Reading and London Paddington.
• Platform 5 – is a west-facing bay platform currently used for Cholsey and Wallingford Railway heritage services to Wallingford.

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 125 miles per hour (201 km/h).