platforms re-numbered: main line platforms 4 and 5 became 7 and 8 relief line platforms 8 and 9 became 9 and 10 the north bay become platform 11 bay platform 6, which would be removed later in the redevelopment, was renumbered 16 Platform 5 (old 4b) opened on 23 April 2012, with platform 6 (old 4a) following on 12 July. The Easter 2013 blockade resulted in the opening of new platforms 12 to 15 and the closure of the old east bay platform 16. Work then commenced to rebuild platform 11 into a through platform, following which the adjacent platform 10 was rebuilt to match. In March 2013 the subway reopened as a public right of way from the north to the south of the station, with no platform access. This enabled removal of the old footbridge to commence, starting with the two sections nearest the car park which were lifted out in the first two weeks of that month. On 29 March 2013 the new transfer deck was opened, ready for the opening of the new platforms on 2 April. By 7 April 2013 the old footbridge had been completely removed. Recycling of infrastructure During the station's major reconstruction, and the associated moving of locomotive stabling and the servicing depot from south of the Great Western Main Line to its north, a number of major components either became redundant or were no longer needed. Network Rail offered these to museums and the railway preservation movement, for a zero price, but subject to the cost of delivery being recompensed. In April 2011, the pair of former road bridges to the west of the station were delivered to on the Great Central Railway for future use on their bridging project. In January 2014 one of the water tanks was moved to on the West Somerset Railway. Services The station plays a key role in serving the Great Western Main Line, the line which runs west from London Paddington station to Reading. To the west of Reading station, the line splits into two branches, allowing it to serve a variety of communities in the West and South West of England and onward into South Wales. The main branch proceeds to , via , and . The South Wales Main Line diverges from the main branch at Swindon with trains running via , , , , , and to and from . Some