Woodhay railway station
| Woodhay | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | East Woodhay |
| Area | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Grid reference | SU443634 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 4 May 1885 | Opened |
| 4 August 1942 | Closed |
| 8 March 1943 | Re-opened |
| 7 March 1960 | Closed to passengers |
| 31 December 1962 | Closed to freight[1] |
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Woodhay railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England. It was located a short distance from the junction with the Great Western Railway west of Newbury railway station. Woodhay station served the villages of Enborne and Enborne Row in Berkshire and Broad Laying (Woolton Hill) in Hampshire.
Facilities
Like most country stations on the line it originally consisted of two platforms, the southbound platform on the passing loop. Since the station was built on a bank it was not possible to construct strong foundations for a brick-built station building. Hence this was the only station on the line with a wooden station building located on the southbound platform. Two sidings and a headshunt were built to the south of the station for goods. These were primarily used for horses and wood cut from nearby pine forests.
Accidents and incidents
- In December 1957, a freight train overran signals and was derailed by trap points.[2]
Closure
Both the station and the railway closed in the 1960s.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Line closed, station open |
Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Highclere Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ Bishop, Bill (1984). Off the Rails. Southampton: Kingfisher. p. 62. ISBN 0 946184 06 2.
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