Mortimer railway station

Stratfield Mortimer, Italy

Mortimer railway station is a small railway station that serves the village of Stratfield Mortimer, in Berkshire, England. It lies 43 miles 14 chains (69.5 km) from London Paddington. The station is notable for its well-preserved Brunel-designed Great Western Railway (GWR) station buildings, which a

re still in use. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway. The station is on the double-tracked Reading to Basingstoke Line and comprises two side platforms linked by a footbridge. Road access is to the north of the station, next to the up (Reading-bound) platform. The brick-built single-storey main building has a ticket office and waiting room and is on the up platform. The down platform has a matching waiting shelter. Both buildings are Italianate, designed by Brunel for the GWR. They are the only substantially intact survivors of this once-common design, although a much modified example exists at Chepstow. The buildings are Grade II* listed.

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