Wargrave railway station
Wargrave  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wargrave |
| Local authority | Wokingham (district) |
| Coordinates | 51°29′53″N 0°52′37″W / 51.498°N 0.877°WCoordinates: 51°29′53″N 0°52′37″W / 51.498°N 0.877°W |
| Grid reference | SU780783 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WGV |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 65,884 |
| 2004/05 |
 64,116 |
| 2005/06 |
57,911 |
| 2006/07 |
 61,166 |
| 2007/08 |
62,084 |
| 2008/09 |
64,880 |
| 2009/10 |
67,106 |
| 2010/11 |
78,180 |
| 2011/12 |
84,300 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| 1 October 1900 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wargrave from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Wargrave railway station is a railway station in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire, England.
The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western on the Henley-on-Thames branch between Henley-on-Thames and Twyford 1.75 miles (2.8 km) to the south. There is a single platform serving both directions.
It is a ten-minute walk from the station to the High Street of Wargrave.
History
When the Great Western Railway opened the Henley Branch Line ed on 1 June 1857, the only intermediate station was at Shiplake.[1] The company provided no station at Wargrave; apparently it considered Twyford station close enough. After many complaints from the villagers the GWR opened a station in 1900. At the time the line was double, so two platforms and a footbridge were provided.
The station retained its Great Western Railway building until 1988 when British Rail had it demolished as "unsafe". There is now no station building at Wargrave.
Service
There is an hourly daily service northwards to Henley-on-Thames and southwards to Twyford.
Passengers for London Paddington eastbound or Reading and the West Country change at Twyford. During the morning and evening rush hours some services run direct to/from Paddington.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyford | First Great Western Henley-on-Thames branch |
Shiplake | ||
References
- ↑ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 417.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wargrave railway station from National Rail