Trains to Newbury Racecourse - Station Details and further Information on Newbury Racecourse Train Services
Newbury Racecourse train station is a train station serving the East Fields area of the town of Newbury in the county of Berkshire in England. It was opened on September 21, 1905. The station is adjacent to Newbury Racecourse and sees heavy traffic and additional trains on race days. Otherwise the station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from Reading to Newbury and Great Bedwyn.
Newbury Racecourse station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from Reading to Newbury. On the current weekly timetable only two or three local services that call at the station will continue onto Great Bedwyn. These services are summarised in the following table.
During race meets or large events at the adjacent Newbury Racecourse additional trains will call at the station. These will include a shuttle service to Reading and an extra stop for services that do not normally call at the station, sometimes including high speed trains. During some race events a special charter, sometimes hauled by a steam locomotive, will call at the station. These special trains and the shuttle service usually use the third platform on the south side of the station. |
