Speen railway station

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Speen
Speen railway station.jpg
Station site in 2010.
General information
Location Speen, West Berkshire
England
Coordinates 51°24′42″N1°20′41″W / 51.4116°N 1.3447°W / 51.4116; -1.3447
Grid reference SU456683
Platforms1 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 April 1898Opened
4 January 1960Closed
Location
Speen railway station

Speen railway station served the village of Speen, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway. [2]

Contents

The station had one platform with, in its later years, two small buildings, one being of the GWR's pagoda style. [3]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Speen for Donnington. It was occasionally referred to by this name in official documentation until at least 1932. [2]

Goods traffic

The station dealt with a high percentage of livestock and dairy traffic.

Closure

It closed on 4 January 1960. [2]

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Newbury West Fields Halt   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway 		  Stockcross and Bagnor Halt

References

  1. ↑ "Speen". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Station Name: SPEEN". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 217.

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