Eastbury Halt railway station

Eastbury Halt
Site of the station in 1992
General information
Location	Eastbury, West Berkshire England
Coordinates	51°29′42″N1°30′12″W / 51.4950°N 1.5033°W / 51.4950; -1.5033
Grid reference	SU345774
Platforms	1 [1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1898	Opened as Eastbury
1934	Renamed Eastbury Halt
1960	Closed
Location

Eastbury Halt railway station was a railway station in Eastbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway. ^[2]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Eastbury. ^[1] The vast majority of the station's traffic was milk; there was little demand for other goods and so the lack of a yard meant that the milk churns would be left on the platform to be collected. ^[1]

On 9 July 1934, the station became unstaffed and was renamed Eastbury Halt. ^{[2] [3]}

The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960. ^[2]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Garston		Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway		Lambourn

References

1. "Eastbury Halt". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
2. "Station Name: EASTBURY HALT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 87. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.