weeklycommuter
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Sorry but I do not agree with this revamp, Reading West Station is a bottleneck on a section of track that is used by freight trains between Southampton and the Midlands, Cross Country trains from the Midlands and the North of England to the South Coast and GWR trains from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. Reading West Station really should have been closed. It is crazy to have a station at this location a short walk or bus ride from Reading Station which has a far far better service. Unless they cut back the service to parliamentary Reading West Station will prevent the running of more freight services and more passenger services from the Midlands to the South Coast and from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. The new Reading Green Park Station by contrast is only on the route of freight and Cross Country services and is not walking distance from Reading Station.
Sorry but I do not agree with this revamp, Reading West Station is a bottleneck on a section of track that is used by freight trains between Southampton and the Midlands, Cross Country trains from the Midlands and the North of England to the South Coast and GWR trains from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. Reading West Station really should have been closed. It is crazy to have a station at this location a short walk or bus ride from Reading Station which has a far far better service. Unless they cut back the service to parliamentary Reading West Station will prevent the running of more freight services and more passenger services from the Midlands to the South Coast and from London Paddington to Devon and Cornwall. The new Reading Green Park Station by contrast is only on the route of freight and Cross Country services and is not walking distance from Reading Station.
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