Train Information

R4nger · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

I know this is a long shot... but does anyone know where you can get information about what platform a train leaves from?

Reason is that I have 8 minutes to change from one train to another. Shocked

The station in question is Reading.

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Reading station is pretty small IIRC Smile

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Not sure even the train driver knows himself until the morning he starts work!!!???!!?? Could be wrong though.

But don't fret, just jump out of train and ask the closest train station employee to ask. Had the same situation before and it was 6 minutes between trains.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

8 minutes is plenty of time for Reading, can easily get to the info boards and back again. Got a feeling they've got at least one screen on each platform showing the others, anyway.

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You can find out from the monitors on the platforms and around the station which have train times and platforms. 8 minutes shouldn't be a problem, 4 minutes at Reading between trains is enough to go out the barriers to an ATM without missing the train.

What station is it going to?

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

National Rail Enquires is your friend.

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Or

08457 48 49 50.

m99dws · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

8 minutes is enough time to join the Reading clique, then find the next train!

WR450_geezer · Nobody likes me Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Karma :

8 minutes in reading?

Thats an age mate, try 30seconds at Birmingham New Street. Surprised

WR

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

He's going from blackwater to durham to pick up a car then drive it back in one day. About a 600 mile round trip. Has to beat my time of 4 hours 45 back including one stop of 15 minutes. Cool

(by car)

primalcarl · Crazy Courier Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Karma :

My girlfriend had 6 minutes to change at Reading last week, but her train was 10 mins late arriving at Reading. That mucked her plans up.

I like at least 15mins to change, quite often trains are 5/10mins late. Once I had 30mins for an a London change using the Underground, which wasn't enough

LustyLew · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

I can remember doing a stint of closely timed train changes across london the see my (former) other half when they were in hospital.

Left work at 17:00 in Wallington, dash to the station (across the road luckily) to catch the 17:04 to London Bridge. Get into London Bridge, then a dash to the Northern Line to Kings Cross.
Dash from Kings Cross tube, to the overground to take a train to Pamlers Green. Get to Palmers Green, swift power mince to the o/h's place to pick up their car. Drive from Palmers Green to Chase Farm Hospital (Enfield). Spend the night with him. Then head home about 11pm.
Then reverse the whole journey on the morning.

I got really ill as I only had one meal a day as the train times were so close I couldn't stop off to eat anywhere!
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :