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Basingstoke to Reading train route details

First train
First train
15:06
Last train
Last train
23:23
Departure city
Departure city
Basingstoke
Arrival city
Arrival city
Reading
Journey time
Journey time
16m
Distance
Distance
15 miles
Price
Price
€4.95*
Train Operators
Train Operators
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

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15:06
21m, Direct
Basingstoke
15:27
Reading West
Great Western Railway
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15:28
19m, Direct
Basingstoke
15:47
Reading
South Western Railway
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16:06
21m, Direct
Basingstoke
16:27
Reading West
Great Western Railway
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16:28
19m, Direct
Basingstoke
16:47
Reading
South Western Railway
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16:48
17m, Direct
Basingstoke
17:05
Reading
CrossCountry
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17:06
21m, Direct
Basingstoke
17:27
Paris
Great Western Railway
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