Trains to Twyford - Station Details and further Information on Twyford Train Services
Twyford train station is a train station in the village of Twyford in the county of Berkshire in England. The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from London Paddington, 31 miles east. to Reading stations. Twyford is also the junction for the Henley-on-Thames branch.
The station is on the Great Western Main Line, the original line of the Great Western Railway, which opened as far as Twyford on 1 July 1839, being extended to Reading in 1840. It has 5 platforms. Platform 1 and 2 are on the "fast" Reading-London lines, with Platform 1 being the "down" line (from London). Platforms 3 and 4 are the "relief line" platforms, with platform 3 being the "down" line. Platform 5 is a west-facing bay platform with access only to the Henley Branch Line. Platform 4 also allows access to the Henley Branch. Throughout the day trains mainly call at platforms 3, 4 and 5. However during peak times semi fast services to and from London Paddington use platforms 1 and 2.
The main entrance to the station, and main station building, is located on platform 4 and serves the village centre. There is a secondary entrance on platform 1. A large carpark is situated between the main line and Henley branch and is often full with morning commuters.
Monday to Saturdays there are four trains per hour to London Paddington eastbound and to Reading westbound, of which two continue to Oxford. On Sundays there is a half-hourly service in each direction. Trains to Henley-on-Thames run at approximately 50 minute intervals Monday to Friday and hourly at week-ends.
Typical train times are 50 minutes to London (Paddington), 7 minutes to Readingand 12 minutes to Henley. In the peak periods there are a few through trains to and from London taking between 20 and 30 minutes. |