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Thursday 26 Aug 2021

Station staff prepare for high volumes of festivalgoers to pass through Reading station this bank holiday

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| Wales & Western: Western

Thousands of excited revellers will pass through Reading station as early as this Thursday ahead of the three-day Reading festival music event which takes place from Friday 27 August – Sunday 29 August.

Festivalgoers can either walk approximately 20 minutes from the station to the festival site or catch a dedicated shuttle bus from the Northern exit of the station, with additional station staff on hand to direct passengers to get to where they need to be.

Passengers who are planning to use the station during the course of the bank holiday weekend are being urged to stay safe around the tracks, platforms and concourse – both on the way to the festival and on the way home.

Andy Phillips, Network Rail’s Reading station manager, said: “We’re expecting to see thousands of extra passengers passing through Reading station this bank holiday weekend.

“The influx of passengers means the station will be busier than normal including on bank holiday Monday when festival goers’ return home.

“It’s important that people get to where they need to be safely, and to support the high volumes of passengers we will have extra customer support services in action throughout the bank holiday weekend to make sure that the station is pleasant for all who visit.”