Reading's new Green Park Station welcomes first passengers
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Reading mayor Tony Page was the first person off the first train to the station
A new £20m railway station has welcomed its first guests before it opens to the public on Saturday.
Reading Green Park Station, south-west of the Berkshire town, is close to sites being developed for businesses and more than 1,100 new homes.
It will be served by half-hourly trains between Reading and Basingstoke in Hampshire.
Reading mayor Tony Page officially opened the station after arriving on its first passenger train.
The station is part of efforts to improve accessibility to the Green Park area
The facility, built by Reading Borough Council, Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR), was originally due to open in 2020.
Councillor Page, formerly in charge of transport for the borough, said it would be an option for football fans heading to the Reading FC stadium.
Joanna Grew, a Network Rail director, said the station would also reduce traffic on the A33.
It is the town's first new railway station since the opening of Reading West in 1906.
The south Reading area includes sites for more than 1,100 new homes
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