- Mortimer railway station
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Mortimer 
Mortimer railway station, viewed from the footbridge. Location Place Stratfield Mortimer Local authority West Berkshire Operations Station code MOR Managed by First Great Western Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.183 million 2005/06 * 
0.175 million2006/07 * 
0.177 million2007/08 * 0.182 million2008/09 * 0.194 million2009/10 * 0.184 millionHistory Opened 1 November 1848 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mortimer from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. 
The station viewed from the adjacent road bridge
The station showing detail of the buildingsMortimer railway station is a railway station in the village of Stratfield Mortimer in the county of Berkshire in England. The station is notable for its well preserved Brunel designed Great Western Railway station buildings. These are still in day to day use, and the station is served by local services operated by First Great Western.
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History
The station was opened in 1848, along with the Reading to Basingstoke railway line, and both it, and the station buildings, have been in continuous use ever since. The line was promoted by the nominally independent Berks and Hants Railway, but this company was absorbed into the Great Western Railway two years before Mortimer station opened. The approval of the Duke of Wellington, who lived nearby at Stratfield Saye House, was required for the station's construction.[1][2]
After formation of British Railways, operation of the Reading to Basingstoke line, and management of the station, was transferred to their Southern Region. British Railways carried out major renovations of the station buildings in time for the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway, including removing the 1920s slates and replacing them with orange pantiles in the original style.[2]
Following the privatisation of British Railways, the station is again served by trains running under the Great Western name.[3]
Description
The station is situated on the double track Reading to Basingstoke railway line, and comprises two flanking platforms connected by a footbridge. Road access is to the north of the station, adjacent to the up (Reading-bound) platform.
The brick-built single-storey main building has a ticket office and waiting room and is situated on the up platform. The down platform has a matching waiting shelter. Both buildings are to a design in the Italianate style by Brunel for the Great Western Railway. They are the only substantially intact survivors of this, once common, design, although a much modified example exists at Chepstow railway station. The buildings are listed Grade II*.[2]
Services
The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western from Reading to Basingstoke. There are generally two trains per hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, and a single train per hour on Sundays. Trains take 11 minutes to reach Reading, and 13 minutes to reach Basingstoke.[3]
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Reading West First Great Western
Reading to Basingstoke LineBramley (Hants) Fast passenger trains on CrossCountry services, from the Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands, to Southampton and Bournemouth, pass through the station without stopping. The station is also transited by a significant number of freight trains, mostly container trains to and from the Port of Southampton.
Culture
- The station appears briefly in the 1974 Doctor Who serial Planet of the Spiders.
- The buildings were used as the basis for a model station produced by Tri-ang Railways.
References
- ^ Biddle, Gordon and Nock, O. S. (1983). The Railway Heritage of Britain. Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-7181-2355-7.
- ^ a b c Leigh, Chris (2010-11-03). "1835-2010: Brunel's GWR legacy". Rail Magazine (Bauer) (656): p. 50.
- ^ a b "Train Times". First Great Western. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=3. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
External links
Railway stations in Berkshire Great Western Main Line Reading to Taunton line Aldermaston • Hungerford • Kintbury • Midgham • Newbury • Newbury Racecourse • Reading • Reading West • Thatcham • ThealeWaterloo to Reading Line Ascot • Bracknell • Earley • Martins Heron • Reading • Sunningdale • Winnersh • Winnersh Triangle • WokinghamNorth Downs Line Reading to Basingstoke Line Mortimer • Reading • Reading WestStaines to Windsor Line Slough to Windsor & Eton Line Slough • Windsor & Eton CentralHenley Branch Line Marlow Branch Line
Coordinates: 51°22′19.39″N 1°02′08.22″W / 51.3720528°N 1.0356167°WCategories:- Railway stations in Berkshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations served by First Great Western
- DfT Category E stations
- Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire
- Grade II* listed railway stations
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