Theale railway station serves the village of Theale, Berkshire, England. It is measured from . The station is served by Great Western Railway local services between and , limited semi-fast peak services between and London and a limited semi-fast service between London and , , , and . History The railway station was opened on 21 December 1847 on the first portion of what would become the Berks and Hants Line between and . Layout Theale has three platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the up and down main line, and platform 3 is a former goods loop upgraded to passenger standards in 2011. Plans to upgrade facilities at the station were announced in 2013 by Network Rail and GWR (including new lifts, a new pedestrian entrance and accessible footbridge, extra car parking, and a new ticket office), but the £2.9 million project has been delayed several times and by summer 2016 was running more than three years behind schedule. The upgrade project was resumed in 2021. Services The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is: 1 tph to London Paddington 1 tph to 1 tph to 1 tph to References External links Railway stations in Berkshire DfT Category E stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway 1847 establishments in England