Stockcross and Bagnor Halt railway station

Stockcross and Bagnor Halt
Station site in 2010.
Location
Place Woodspeen
Area West Berkshire
Grid reference SU441691
Operations
Original company Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1[1]
History
1898 Opened as Stockcross
? Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor
1934 Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor Halt
1960 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Stockcross and Bagnor Halt railway station was a railway station near Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898.[3] Originally named Stockcross, it soon became Stockcross and Bagnor.[3][4] Until 1905 it was manned, after which station staff would be drafted in from nearby Boxford railway station as necessary. On 9 July 1934, the station was down-classified to a "halt".[2][3]

The station often dealt with light goods, including dairy produce. It was used to transport racehorses to and from the nearby Marsh Benham stud.[2]

The station closed on 4 January 1960.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Speen   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway		   Boxford

References

  1. ^ "Stockcross and Bagnor". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. http://www.lambournvalleyrailway.co.uk/pages/stockcross/stockcross.htm. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Station Name: STOCKCROSS & BAGNOR". Disused Stations. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/stockcross_and_bagnor/index.shtml. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  4. ^ Robertson, Kevin; Simmonds, Roger (1984). An Illustrated History of the Lambourn Branch. Bucklebury: Wild Swan. pp. 74,140. ISBN 0 906867 24 X.