...and a wet evening at Blackwater

eightonedee

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...and a wet evening at Blackwater

« on: December 19, 2019, 22:24:07 »

Blackwater Station, or at least the Reading-bound side is currently closed due to flooding which seems to be preventing access to the platform (I couldn't see myself as we rushed through in the dark this evening)


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CyclingSid

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Re: ...and a wet evening at Blackwater

« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2019, 07:30:12 »

The following is the river level at Blackwater Bridge https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/7142?direction=u. Not quite at the yellow line, but a few are around Reading on the Thames and Kennet. Kennet was very high as I cycled through Reading town centre this morning. Probably over the lower parts of the Oracle, but that will have to wait for the homeward journey.


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RichT54

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Re: ...and a wet evening at Blackwater

« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2019, 21:54:43 »

It appears to have got worse this evening:

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Alterations to services at Blackwater
Due to flooding at Blackwater fewer trains are able to run on the line towards Reading.
Train services running through this station may be revised. Blackwater will not be served. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice
Due to flooding on the station platform, Trains towards Reading will not call at Blackwater until further notice. Please travel on Guildford bound service and circulate via Farnborough North and North Camp for stations to Wokingham and Reading; Pasengers travelling to Blackwater from Gatwick, Redhill and Guildford, are to alight at Guildford and apporach station staff for information about road transpot.
Replacement road transport services are conveying passengers between Guildford and Blackwater in that direction only until further notice.
Further Information
An update will follow within the next 2 hours.
If you hold a valid single, return, or weekly ticket, you will be able to claim compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR^▸ .com/DelayRepay
Last Updated:21/12/2019 21:37


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FenMan

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Re: ...and a wet evening at Blackwater

« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2019, 13:18:54 »

Aha! I was on the 20:30 arrival on Saturday evening and, suffice to say, we all got rather wet exiting the station, traversing the edge of a substantial lake.

When I travelled again yesterday, the entrance to Platform 2 was still surrounded by a lot of mud, however the footpath was clear.


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