Welford Park railway station
Appearance
Welford Park | |
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General information | |
Location | West Berkshire |
Coordinates | 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W |
Platforms | 2[1] |
History | |
Original company | Lambourn Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1898 | Opened |
1960 | Closed to passengers |
1965 | Closed for goods(used by military) |
1972 | Military trains ceased |
3 November 1973 | Special final passenger service |
Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]
History
The station opened on 2 April 1898.[3] It was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1908, providing a second platform, a signal box, and a passing loop.[1]
The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods, including coal, watercress, and timber.[2]
Passenger services ceased from 4 January 1960[3] and the station closed to all traffic on 19 July 1965.[2] The line was retained to serve a 3 miles (4.8 km) spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford.[2] until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Boxford | Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway |
Great Shefford | ||
RAF Welford | Great Western Railway Welford Airbase Spur |
Terminus |
References
- ^ a b "Welford Park". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Station Name: WELFORD PARK". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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