Henley-on-Thames railway station

Henley-on-Thames
Location
Place Henley-on-Thames
Local authority South Oxfordshire
Grid reference SU763823
Operations
Station code HOT
Managed by First Great Western
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures and station information
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Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *   0.566 million
2004/05 * 0.542 million
2005/06 * 0.541 million
2006/07 * 0.552 million
2007/08 * 0.593 million
2008/09 * 0.596 million
2009/10 * 0.609 million
History
Opened 1 June 1857 (1 June 1857)
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Henley-on-Thames from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Henley-on-Thames railway station is a terminal railway station in the town of Henley-upon-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.

The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western on the Henley Branch Line from Twyford on the Great Western Main Line about 4.5 miles (7 km) to the south.

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Service

There is a daily shuttle service between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames, calling at Wargrave and Shiplake, running about every 45 minutes during the day, and more frequently during peak hours.

Passengers for stations to London Paddington or Reading and the West Country change at Twyford. There are some through services to and from Paddington and Reading during peak hours.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1857.[1] It had three platforms, mainly to serve the intensive service for Regatta traffic, for which purpose they were lengthened in 1891.[2] The original trainshed, and station building, which were to the north of the present station, were removed in 1975 and the site sold. The platforms were reduced to two from 16 March 1969,[3] and then to just one in 1986.[4] The present building was erected in 1985 to serve the one remaining platform.[5]

Other facilities at the station included a large goods yard (closed 7 September 1964),[6] which is now the car park, a goods shed, signal box (closed 20 March 1972),[7] engine shed (closed 5 October 1958),[8] and turntable. These were progressively removed in the 1960s and 70s. To the south of the station lay extensive sidings, used to stable extra trains during the regatta and at other times to store surplus coaches from as far away as Old Oak Common.

Route

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Shiplake   First Great Western
Henley-on-Thames branch		   Terminus

Notes

  1. ^ MacDermot, vol. I, pp.417, 861
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.27
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.34
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.35
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.37
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.27
  7. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.33
  8. ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig.31

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