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GWR Launches 12-Week Overnight Gatwick-Reading Service

6/6/2026

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Great Western Railway (GWR) launched a 12-week overnight train trial between Gatwick Airport and Reading.
The trial runs from 6 June to 12 September 2026 on selected weekend nights.
Saturday Gatwick departures are at 00:30, 01:24 and 04:00, with a one-hour-20-minute journey.
All trains call at Wokingham, Blackwater, North Camp, Guildford, Dorking Deepdene, Reigate and Redhill.
GWR says the trial will gauge demand for longer hours to aid early-flight and late-arrival travelers.

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Story summary

Great Western Railway (GWR) launched a 12-week overnight train trial between Gatwick Airport and Reading.
The trial runs from 6 June to 12 September 2026 on selected weekend nights.
Saturday Gatwick departures are at 00:30, 01:24 and 04:00, with a one-hour-20-minute journey.
All trains call at Wokingham, Blackwater, North Camp, Guildford, Dorking Deepdene, Reigate and Redhill.
GWR says the trial will gauge demand for longer hours to aid early-flight and late-arrival travelers.