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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title: * BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:COMICS::CORNEJ
Created:Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:925
Total number of notes:5875

158.0. "taxi" by SHIRE::GOLDBLATT () Mon May 29 1989 22:04

    About how much would a taxi ride, one way, cost from Reading station
    to Basingstoke (UCG) and about how long should this ride take during
    the morning rush hours ?
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    David
    
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158.1BIGHUN::HARVEYThe Devon DumplingMon May 29 1989 22:4421
	I don't know the cost David, but at a guess....EXPENSIVE    

	It takes just under 20 mins from Decpark to the Crescent out-of-rush-
	hour, and 30-45 mins during-normal-morning-rush-hour.

	It can take 20-30 mins from Reading station to DECpark in-normal-rush-
	hour.


	This approximates at  50-75 mins 


	A train runs from Reading to Basingstoke....this might be a better bet,
	or try and find someone who does the trip.

	If you're coming to Reading from Heathrow, there's a bus that goes 
	from the airport direct to Basingstoke.

	Heather
		
158.2Blazingsmoke choo chooSHIRE::GOLDBLATTMon May 29 1989 22:566
    Thanks for the advice.  Do you know offhand the departure times
    for the train from Reading station, say between 0800 and 0900 ?
    What about the departure times for the return trip between 1700
    and 1800 ?
    
    David
158.3EXPENSIVECOMICS::BUXTONTue May 30 1989 18:195
     
    I've done this once about a year ago, the price I paid then was
    in the region of �20,
    
    Mark.
158.4TAXIngCHEST::LEEIAM4C2H5COOHTue May 30 1989 21:502
    Cost me �2.50 on a sunday evening to get to Brighton Hill Near (UCG), so you
    can double that price for rush hour rates + traffic
158.57:50, 8:20 ... 17:50, 18:20AZUR::BRUNNOCKTry switching it on ...Wed May 31 1989 00:547
    Trains between Reading and Basingstoke run every 30 minutes during peak
    hours (10 minutes to and 20 minutes past the hour I think). The price
    mentioned (2.50) in a previous reply is I assume the taxi fare from
    Basingstoke Station to the Crescent (UCG).

    Contact British Rail (if you can get through to them!) for more
    information.