The Water Tower
Stop 039025160001 · Reading Buses · Routes 15, 17, 87 and 88
The Water Tower is a bus stop on the Reading Buses network (stop 039025160001), served by Route 15 to Reading Station, Route 17 to Wokingham Road, Route 87 to Little Heath School Grounds, Route 88 to Reading Station. On weekdays buses run from 04:25 to 03:30.
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Scheduled times. The first bus of the day leaves at 04:25.
Route 15 to Reading Station
Monday to Friday, 16 buses
| 06 | 52 |
|---|---|
| 07 | 45 |
| 08 | 39 |
| 09 | 45 |
| 10 | 45 |
| 11 | 45 |
| 12 | 45 |
| 13 | 45 |
| 14 | 25 |
| 15 | 02 |
| 16 | 35 |
| 17 | 34 |
| 18 | 30 |
| 19 | 29 |
| 20 | 18 |
| 21 | 08 |
Saturday, 15 buses
| 07 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 08 | 11 |
| 09 | 30 |
| 10 | 31 |
| 11 | 29 |
| 12 | 29 |
| 13 | 29 |
| 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 30 |
| 17 | 30 |
| 18 | 28 |
| 19 | 0646 |
| 20 | 56 |
Sunday, 28 buses
| 07 | 42 |
|---|---|
| 08 | 1242 |
| 09 | 26 |
| 10 | 0135 |
| 11 | 0333 |
| 12 | 0333 |
| 13 | 0333 |
| 14 | 0333 |
| 15 | 0434 |
| 16 | 0434 |
| 17 | 0636 |
| 18 | 0636 |
| 19 | 0641 |
| 20 | 36 |
| 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 20 |
| 23 | 20 |
Route 17 to Wokingham Road
Monday to Thursday, 124 buses
| 04 | 2545 |
|---|---|
| 05 | 3550 |
| 06 | 01172532404856 |
| 07 | 0412182430364452 |
| 08 | 00081625354555 |
| 09 | 0515202530354555 |
| 10 | 051525354555 |
| 11 | 051525354555 |
| 12 | 051525354555 |
| 13 | 051525354555 |
| 14 | 05152534435159 |
| 15 | 07152331394755 |
| 16 | 0311192735435159 |
| 17 | 07152331394755 |
| 18 | 0311192735435159 |
| 19 | 07152433424752 |
| 20 | 0212223247 |
| 21 | 02173247 |
| 22 | 0217323752 |
| 23 | 07223752 |
| 00 | 30 |
| 01 | 30 |
| 02 | 30 |
| 03 | 30 |
Friday, 125 buses
| 04 | 2545 |
|---|---|
| 05 | 3550 |
| 06 | 01172532404856 |
| 07 | 0412182430364452 |
| 08 | 00081625354555 |
| 09 | 0515202530354555 |
| 10 | 051525354555 |
| 11 | 051525354555 |
| 12 | 051525354555 |
| 13 | 051525354555 |
| 14 | 05152534435159 |
| 15 | 07152331394755 |
| 16 | 0311192735435159 |
| 17 | 07152331394755 |
| 18 | 0311192735435159 |
| 19 | 07152433424752 |
| 20 | 0212223247 |
| 21 | 02173247 |
| 22 | 0217323752 |
| 23 | 07223752 |
| 00 | 40 |
| 01 | 20 |
| 02 | 0040 |
| 03 | 20 |
Saturday, 105 buses
| 04 | 2545 |
|---|---|
| 05 | 35 |
| 06 | 002040 |
| 07 | 002040 |
| 08 | 00091827374757 |
| 09 | 031525354555 |
| 10 | 051525354252 |
| 11 | 011020304050 |
| 12 | 001020304050 |
| 13 | 001022324252 |
| 14 | 021222324252 |
| 15 | 021222324252 |
| 16 | 021222324252 |
| 17 | 021222364656 |
| 18 | 061626364657 |
| 19 | 071217274252 |
| 20 | 020717223247 |
| 21 | 02173247 |
| 22 | 0217323752 |
| 23 | 0722 |
| 00 | 0040 |
| 01 | 20 |
| 02 | 0040 |
| 03 | 20 |
Sunday, 87 buses
| 04 | 2545 |
|---|---|
| 05 | 35 |
| 06 | 0542 |
| 07 | 1949 |
| 08 | 1949 |
| 09 | 091929394959 |
| 10 | 091929394959 |
| 11 | 091929394959 |
| 12 | 091929394959 |
| 13 | 091929394959 |
| 14 | 091929394959 |
| 15 | 091929394959 |
| 16 | 091929394959 |
| 17 | 1023384353 |
| 18 | 0009253545 |
| 19 | 052542 |
| 20 | 002040 |
| 21 | 002040 |
| 22 | 002040 |
| 23 | 00203555 |
| 00 | 30 |
| 01 | 30 |
| 02 | 30 |
| 03 | 30 |
Route 87 to Little Heath School Grounds
Monday to Friday, 1 bus
| 08 | 19 |
|---|
Route 88 to Reading Station
Monday to Friday, 1 bus
| 15 | 30 |
|---|
Read each row as the hour, then the minutes past it: 07 then 05 35 means 07:05 and 07:35. Scheduled times from Reading Buses’ official timetable data, refreshed 4 October 2026. Not live arrivals.
Questions about The Water Tower
Which buses stop at The Water Tower?
Route 15 to Reading Station, Route 17 to Wokingham Road, Route 87 to Little Heath School Grounds, Route 88 to Reading Station stop at The Water Tower (stop 039025160001) in Reading Buses.
When is the first and last bus at The Water Tower?
Monday: first bus 04:25, last 03:30 (142 buses). Saturday: first bus 04:25, last 03:20 (120 buses). Sunday: first bus 04:25, last 03:30 (115 buses). Public holiday timetables can differ; each route page lists them.
How often do buses come to The Water Tower?
On a Monday about 8 buses an hour stop here between 07:00 and 19:00 (98 in those twelve hours, all routes together).
What other stops are near The Water Tower?
The closest are The Water Tower (039025160002, about 1 min walk), City Road (039025630001, about 3 min walk), City Road (039025630002, about 4 min walk).
Are these live arrival times?
No. They are the scheduled times from Reading Buses’ published timetable, refreshed 4 October 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.
Source: Reading Buses open data (GTFS schedule for Reading Buses), used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed 4 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.