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Reading to Hackney Downs train route details

First train
First train
04:35
Last train
Last train
23:52
Departure city
Departure city
Reading
Arrival station
Arrival station
Hackney Downs
Journey time
Journey time
1h 11m
Distance
Distance
41 miles
Price
Price
INR 2,869.37*
Train Operators
Train Operators
Avanti West Coast, Elizabeth line, London Overground

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04:35
1h 53m, 2 change
Reading
06:28
Hackney Downs
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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05:10
1h 35m, 2 change
Reading
06:45
Hackney Downs
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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05:39
2h 20m, 1 change
Reading
07:59
Hackney Downs
South Western RailwayLondon Overground
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05:45
1h 30m, 1 change
Reading
07:15
Hackney Downs
Elizabeth lineGreater Anglia
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05:48
1h 19m, 2 change
Reading
07:07
Hackney Downs
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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06:00
1h 15m, 2 change
Reading
07:15
Paris
Great Western RailwayElizabeth line
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