Services
The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western between Reading and Basingstoke or Newbury. During weekday daytime the station is served by two trains an hour on the Basingstoke route, plus one on the Newbury route. Trains are less frequent on Sundays and in the evenings. A single commuter service each weekday morning runs through to London Paddington, having started its journey at Frome. Trains take some 3 minutes to reach Reading, 20 minutes to reach Basingstoke, 25 minutes to reach Newbury and just over 30 minutes to reach London.
Passenger services on First Great Western's route to the West Country via Taunton, on CrossCountry services from the North of England to Southampton and Bournemouth, and on some local services, pass through the station without stopping.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | First Great Western |
Theale | ||
| First Great Western |
Mortimer | |||
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