Английская Википедия:Earley railway station
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Earley railway station serves the town of Earley in Berkshire, England. It is Шаблон:Convert down the line from Шаблон:Rws via Redhill.[1] It is on the Waterloo to Reading Line, and forms the last stop before the terminus of the line at Reading.
The station has two side platforms, on either side of the twin track line. A large two-storey station building is situated on the Reading-bound (westernmost) platform. The two platforms are linked by a footbridge over the tracks, and the London-bound platform has a waiting room. The station is accessed by an approach road from the nearby main road between Reading and Wokingham, and on this approach is a terrace of three single storey cottages that were built for the South Eastern Railway at the same time as the station, to house railway staff and their families.
History
The South Eastern Railway (SER) opened Earley station in November 1863[2] on the former Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway (RG&RR), which originally terminated at its own Reading Southern station. The RG&RR had opened on 4 July 1849 and the SER had taken it over in 1852.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
By the time Earley station opened, the Staines, Wokingham & Woking Junction Railway (SW&WJR) was also operating a service between London Waterloo and Reading Southern station that used running powers over the SER through Earley station. The SW&WJR was absorbed by the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) in 1878, and the L&SWR continued to operate over SER tracks until both railway companies became part of the Southern Railway in 1923.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
In 1939, the line through Earley station was electrified, on the DC third rail system, as part of the electrification of the Reading to London Waterloo service. Trains on the original SER route to Guildford and Reigate continued to be steam hauled.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1948, the Southern Railway and the Great Western Railway (GWR), which also served Reading, were nationalised and merged with other newly nationalised railways to create British Railways. As a result of British Railways' 1955 Modernisation Plan, diesel traction replaced steam on the non-electrified services through Earley. In 1965, Reading Southern station closed, and the service was diverted into the adjacent, former GWR, Reading station.Шаблон:Sfn[3]
Services
Earley station is served by South Western Railway electric services between Reading and Шаблон:Rws, which run half-hourly outside peak periods and at weekends, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. Great Western Railway trains on the North Downs Line pass through the station without stopping.
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 72
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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