Reading West

railway station in the English town of Reading
Place railway_station Q2474528
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Reading West

Summary

Reading West is a railway station[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Reading West is located in Reading[3].
  • Reading West is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Reading West's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Reading West's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Basingstoke railway line[6].
  • Reading West's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Taunton railway line[7].
  • Reading West is owned by Network Rail[8].
  • Reading West is operated by Great Western Railway[9].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Reading railway station[10].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Reading Green Park railway station[11].
  • Reading West's adjacent station is recorded as Theale railway station[12].
  • Reading West's Commons category is recorded as Reading West railway station[13].
  • Reading West's OS grid reference is recorded as SU702733[14].
  • Reading West's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.455141666667, 'longitude': -0.99051666666667, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[15].
  • Reading West's located on linear feature is recorded as Reading to Basingstoke railway line[16].
  • Reading West's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[17].
  • Reading West's date of official opening is recorded as July 1, 1906[18].
  • Reading West's number of platform faces is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • Reading West's state of use is recorded as in use[20].
  • Reading West's historic county is recorded as Berkshire[21].

Body

Geography

Reading West is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Reading[3].

Designation and Status

Reading West's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].

History and Context

Reading West is owned by Network Rail[8].

Why It Matters

Reading West has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved . nationalrail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Edward · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 6606087119
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11693]]: 6606087119, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/262248|batch #262248]]"
  2. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → railway station
    State of use → in use
    Adjacent station → Reading railway station, Reading Green Park railway station, Theale railway station
    Located on linear feature → Reading to Basingstoke railway line
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33789|batch #33789]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (910)"
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