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Office is back open
24/07/23
THE ticket office at Henley railway station has re-opened after about three years. This comes two weeks after Great Western Railway announced plans to close ticket offices to get customers to use automated machines to buy tickets. Henley and Goring ...
Train company apologises to commuters for cancellations
09/11/17
A TRAIN company has apologised after travellers on the Henley branch line were delayed for hours on two separate days. The early morning direct service to London Paddington was cancelled on both Friday and Monday, leaving passengers to find ...
Disruption to trains on first day of new timetable and fares rise
04/01/18
COMMUTERS from the Henley area faced delays and cancelled trains on the same day that fares rose by the biggest margin in five years. On Tuesday three services to London Paddington from Twyford, which connects to the branch line serving ...
Trains chief says sorry for service
16/10/17
AN apology has been issued to rail passengers by Great Western Railway in response to complaints about shortened trains by commuters from Henley. Managing director Mark Hopwood told members of passenger group Henley Trains that he was ...
Franchise extended
30/11/17
GREAT Western Railway will continue to run train services on the Henley branch line after its franchise was extended for another year. The Department for Transport announced on Wednesday it would exercise the option to extend the ...
Gantries could be replaced
27/11/17
PROPOSALS for new, less obtrusive gantries along the railway line through Goring should go out to consultation in the spring. Network Rail has repeated its promise to unveil alternative designs to the bulky steel structures it ...
Branch line services delayed by broken down train
14/11/17
Rail services have been halted on the Henley Branch Line after a train broke down. The train has stopped on the line between Henley and Twyford and services have been suspended until 6pm tonight (Tuesday). Replacement bus ...
Commuters stranded by signal problems
17/07/17
COMMUTERS in Henley were hit with delays during the Henley Festival after signal failures caused trains from London to be cancelled. Issues on the line between the capital and Slough caused long delays and cancellations ...
Time to put the brakes on train fare rises?
03/01/13
Following another round of train fare rises on January 1, we spoke to passengers at Henley station to ask their views on the service.
Road safety crackdown at Shiplake crossing
05/12/12
Police will be keeping an eye on Shiplake's level crossing to catch drivers who ignore the warning lights.
Christmas rail works
23/11/23
ENGINEERING work will impact train services over the Christmas period. No trains will operate from London Paddington from December 24 to 27 due to new signalling and track equipment being laid. Network is carrying out ...
Villagers lose trains to regatta
22/06/17
RAIL campaigners in Wargrave say they are “appalled” that no trains will stop at the village on the Saturday of Henley Royal Regatta. Great Western Railway, which runs services on the Henley branch line, says a ...
Steam train makes historic stop in Goring
04/07/12
A steam train has stopped at Goring station for the first time in five decades.
Off-peak passengers win with new rail timetable
24/05/23
RAIL user groups have welcomed timetable changes which came into force on Sunday. Train operator Great Western Railway says it is delivering a five per cent increase in services every day across its network. ...
Direct trains from Henley to London axed from autumn
24/07/17
TWO direct trains between Henley and London are to be axed in the autumn. From September 4, the 7.42am service from the town to Paddington and the 5.11pm return journey will be removed from Great Western ...
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