Station Details for Didcot Parkway

Station Alerts

• The ticket office will have the following changes to planned availability:

  Sunday 19 July - 08:45-16:00

  Saturday 25 July - 07:15-18:00

  Tickets can be bought from the ticket machine or digitally.

Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:

  Step free Category A station - This station has step free access to all platforms via lifts. Platform 1 can be accessed via ramp to the front of the station.

  Safety warning - Please be aware that this station has no tactile paving on the platform edge. Please take extra care when using this station.

• : A
• Helpline:

  We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

• Help Points: 1
• Induction Loop: Induction loops are only in Help Points
• Accessible Toilets: Yes
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Monday to Friday 05:00-00:00
  • Saturday 05:00-00:00
  • Sunday 07:00-23:00
  • Meeting point: Ticket office.
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: Yes
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Ticket Office / Gateline (Staffed station)

    The ticket office is located in the main station building.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:

  • Set- Down / Pick up Points are available at the station entrance.Assisted Travel meeting Point - booking office main concourse. Please notify a member of staff.

  • Drop-off/pick-up

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via a controlled road crossing such as a pedestrian crossing

    This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point

    There is space for more than 5 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket buying and collection, platform 2 and 3

    There are ticket counters here

    There is no Low-Level counter here

    There are only induction loops at high-level ticket counters

    There are ticket machines here

    There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair

    The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

• Accessible ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, platform 2 and 3. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
  • Ticket buying and collection, station concourse. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
• Printed local info: There is printed information available
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

  Please visit GWR Help & Support. Or contact our social media team @gwrhelp.

Station General information

• Station operator: Great Western Railway
• Ticket office:
  • Monday to Friday 06:00-19:40
  • Saturday 06:30-19:40
  • Sunday 08:00-19:40
• Ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, platform 2 and 3
  • Ticket buying and collection, station concourse
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
  • Waiting room on platform 4 and 5
  • Waiting room on platform 1 (east)
  • Waiting room on platform 1 (west)
  • Waiting room on platform 3 and 2
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Full Time
• Information from staff:
  • Yes - from help point
• Staff assistance:
  • Meeting point: Ticket office.
• Toilets:
  • Unisex accessible toilet with baby change, Platform 2 & 3. This toilet is accessed with a RADAR key. The toilet entry handles may be operated by most people
  • Toilet, Platform 2 & 3
• Baby changing available: Yes
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Front of the station, or as directed by signs.

  • Bus.

    Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

  • Airport.

    Find out more about links from GWR stations to airports.

  • Taxi. There is taxi provision
• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:

  Connect to "GWR Free Station WiFi"

• Refreshments:

  Coffee shops

• Shops:

  Spar supermarket, Coffee shops

• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: Yes
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: Yes
• Cycle storage: 682 spaces. Compounds, Lockers, Stands, Racks. Sheltered.

  Outside station

• Car parks:
  • Accessible parking
  • Short stay accessible parking
  • Station Car Park.
    Spaces:2895
• Taxi rank available: Yes
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements

Station lift information

• Lift 1 Multi Storey Car Park - Status: In service - Lift is currently available
• Lift 1 Platforms 2&3 - Status: In service - Lift is currently available
• Lift 2 Multi Storey Car park - Status: In service - Lift is currently available
• Lift 2 Platforms 4&5 - Status: Unknown - Lift status unknown