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Viewing the timetable for service 16

Central Reading - Purley via Oxford Road, Overdown Road, Knowsley Road

Disruptions affecting this line

Reading West station Bus stop outbound Oxford Road

15th Jun - 23rd Jan

  • Affected routes:
  • 15
  • 15a
  • 16
  • 17
  • 85
  • 88
  • 91

The Reading West Station (Oxford Road) bus stop is now out of use until Mid-January 2023. This is due to the redevelopment of Reading West Station, the stop and shelter will be removed for the above period. A temporary bus stop is situated further along just past the small retail park entrance adjacent to 309 Oxford Road We apologise for any inconvenience caused

Train Strikes

21st - 26th Jun

Due to national train strikes, there is likely to be significant disruption across the network from 21-25 June. Please allow extra time for your journey during this time as delays are expected due to extra traffic on the roads and an increase in passenger numbers.

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Friar Street
Cheapside
Norcot Junction
Dark Lane Foot
Denefield School
Purley, Chestnut Grove
 
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Friar Street 05:22 05:52 06:22 06:42 07:02 07:22 07:42 08:32 08:52 09:12 09:32 09:52 10:12 10:32 10:52 11:12 11:32 11:52 12:12 12:32 12:52 13:12 13:32 13:52 14:12 14:32 14:52 15:12 15:42 16:12 16:32 16:52 17:12 17:32 17:52 18:12 18:32 18:52 19:22 19:52 20:22 21:22 22:22 23:22
Cheapside 05:24 05:54 06:24 06:44 07:04 07:24 07:44 08:34 08:54 09:14 09:34 09:54 10:14 10:34 10:54 11:14 11:34 11:55 12:15 12:35 12:55 13:15 13:35 13:55 14:15 14:35 14:55 15:15 15:45 16:16 16:36 16:56 17:16 17:36 17:56 18:16 18:36 18:56 19:25 19:55 20:25 21:25 22:25 23:25
Norcot Junction 05:31 06:01 06:31 06:52 07:14 07:34 07:54 08:44 09:04 09:24 09:44 10:04 10:24 10:44 11:04 11:24 11:44 12:06 12:26 12:46 13:06 13:26 13:46 14:06 14:27 14:48 15:08 15:28 15:58 16:30 16:50 17:10 17:30 17:50 18:09 18:28 18:48 19:08 19:35 20:05 20:35 21:34 22:34 23:34
Dark Lane Foot 05:37 06:07 06:37 06:58 07:21 07:41 08:02 08:52 09:12 09:32 09:52 10:12 10:32 10:52 11:12 11:32 11:52 12:14 12:34 12:54 13:14 13:34 13:54 14:14 14:35 14:56 15:16 15:36 16:06 16:39 16:59 17:19 17:39 17:59 18:18 18:37 18:56 19:16 19:43 20:12 20:42 21:41 22:40 23:40
Denefield School 05:39 06:09 06:39 07:00 07:24 07:44 08:05 08:55 09:15 09:35 09:55 10:15 10:35 10:55 11:15 11:35 11:55 12:17 12:37 12:57 13:17 13:37 13:57 14:17 14:38 14:59 15:19 15:39 16:09 16:42 17:02 17:22 17:42 18:02 18:21 18:40 18:59 19:19 19:46 20:15 20:45 21:44 22:42 23:42
Purley, Chestnut Grove 05:45 06:15 06:45 07:06 07:31 07:51 08:12 09:02 09:22 09:42 10:02 10:22 10:42 11:02 11:22 11:42 12:02 12:24 12:44 13:04 13:24 13:44 14:04 14:24 14:45 15:06 15:26 15:46 16:16 16:49 17:09 17:29 17:49 18:09 18:28 18:47 19:06 19:26 19:53 20:21 20:51 21:50 22:48 23:48
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