Fulwell & Westbury railway station

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Fulwell & Westbury
Fulwell & Westbury station (remains) geograph-3539252-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1994
General information
Location Westbury, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid reference SP628347
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London & North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon & North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1879Opened as Westbury Crossing [1]
1 October 1880Station renamed Fulwell & Westbury
2 January 1961closed for passengers
2 December 1963Station Closed completely

Fulwell & Westbury was a railway station in Buckinghamshire that served the village of Westbury and the hamlet of Fulwell in neighbouring Oxfordshire, England. It opened in 1879 London & North Western Railway who had taken over the line from the Buckinghamshire Railway that year. The station consisted of one platform, a ticket office, and two waiting rooms. The station was closed for passengers in 1961 [2] and completely in December 1963. [3]

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Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Brackley   London and North Western Railway
Buckinghamshire Railway
  Water Stratford Halt

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References

  1. Disused Stations
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 189. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Fulwell & Westbury station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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Coordinates: 52°00′26″N1°05′15″W / 52.0073°N 1.0874°W / 52.0073; -1.0874