Welford Park railway station

Welford Park
Location
Place Welford
Area West Berkshire
Coordinates 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148Coordinates: 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148
Grid reference SU408735
Operations
Original company Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2[1]
History
1898 Opened
1960 Closed to passengers
1965 Closed for goods(used by military)
1972 Military trains ceased
3 November 1973 Special final passenger service
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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 to from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 [4]


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Boxford   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway		   Great Shefford
RAF Welford   Great Western Railway
Welford Airbase Spur		   Terminus

References

  1. 1 2 "Welford Park". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: WELFORD PARK". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/welford_park/index.shtml
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