Description
The station is in the village of Goring-on-Thames, some five minutes walk from Goring and Streatley Bridge which connects the village with the Berkshire village of Streatley, across the River Thames. The station is adjacent to and to the east of the village centre.
The station has platforms on each of the main and relief (slow) lines, although the platforms on the main lines see little use. The station frontage building is to the east of the station, alongside the London bound relief platform, and there is a large car park, to the south of the station building. There are also two pedestrian entrances directly onto the western, down fast platform, one of which links to Goring village centre. Access between the platforms is via steps and a footbridge. There is access to the fast line platform (London bound).
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