Martins Heron railway station

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Location
Martins Heron
Place	Bracknell
Local authority	Bracknell Forest
Operations
Station code	MHO
Managed by	South West Trains
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.479 million *
History
Key dates	Opened 1988
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Martins Heron railway station is a railway station in the suburb of Martins Heron, Winkfield on the eastern edge of the town of Bracknell in Berkshire, England. It is situated on the London Waterloo-Reading line, between Ascot and Bracknell. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains

[edit] History

The station was opened in October 1988 by British Rail and is one the most recent stations on this largely Victorian line. It is adjacent to a Tesco supermarket, and was built as a precondition for the supermarket itself to be built in conjuction with The Royal County of Berkshire.

The Ticket Office is small but well maintained. Platforms, in common with most stations on this line, cater for eight carraige trains. Entrances are found on both platforms, althoug only Platform 1 (towards Waterloo has a ticket office with Platform 2 (towards Reading backing on to housing and open green space.

[edit] Services

Martins Heron is served by trains from Reading to London Waterloo, which operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, and every 60 minutes on Sundays.