Proposals for Reading Station redevelopment.

From several sources - highlights:

- Four new platforms serving passengers travelling on express and local mainline services to ease overcrowding by boosting station capacity.

- One new southern platform and platforms 4A/B will be lengthened to enable additional and longer trains travelling to and from Waterloo station.

- An elevated railway west of Reading station to avoid possible confliction between freight and passenger trains allowing more services to run to and from London.

- Wider Cow Lane bridges to allow two-way traffic, a cycle lane and pavement, making it easier and safer to get through.

- A new station footbridge with step-free access to link all platforms and a new northern entrance.

- Provision for a new entrance to the north of the station, which will improve accessibility to the station and provide a link for pedestrians from Reading town centre to the Thames.

- Reopening a railway tunnel at the east of the station for Gatwick rail services and to allow potential for rail services to Heathrow Airport (Airtrack) in the future.

- A new train depot that can accommodate more trains and potentially new Intercity Express trains in the future.

See
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2035167_new_cow_lane
&
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/stra ... hp?id=2182