Wantage railway station

For the Great Western main line station, see Wantage Road railway station.

Wantage
General information
Location	Wantage, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire England
Grid reference	SU398881
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wantage Tramway
Key dates
1 October 1875	Station opens to freight
11 October 1875	Station opens to passengers
1 August 1925	Station closes to passengers
22 December 1945	Station closes to freight

v t e Wantage Tramway
Legend
Great Western Main Line   Swindon  –  Didcot   Wantage Road Passenger siding Goods yard Oxford Lane Halt Gypsy Lane loop Grove Hill Halt Wilts & Berks Canal loop Wantage lower yard Wantage

Wantage railway station is a closed stone and brick built station located on Mill Street, Wantage in Oxfordshire on the Wantage Tramway line. The station closed fully in 1945 when Wantage Tramway ceased operations.

History

Formed in 1873 to link Wantage Road station with its terminus at Wantage the line was cheaply built ^[1] parallel to what was then the Besselsleigh Turnpike, and now the A338.

The line was opened for goods on 1 October 1875, and to passengers on 11 October. ^[2] The tramway junction was to the east of Wantage Road station; interchange passengers walked under the bridge to reach the tramway yard, where the westernmost siding (parallel to the road) was reserved for passenger tramcars. ^{[2] [3]}

For most of its operation the line was well used and profitable but the advent of popular road transport saw a steady decline in passengers and freight. ^[1] The tramway closed to passengers on 1 August 1925, and to goods on 22 December 1945. ^{[2] [4]}

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wantage Road Line and station closed		Wantage Tramway Company		Terminus

References

1. Atterbury, P. (2006). Branch Line Britain. Marlborough: David and Charles. p. 126. ISBN   978-0-7153-2416-5.
2. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Branch Line to Wantage - The Wantage Tramway. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   1-904474-25-X.
3. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (July 2002). "X. Wantage Road". Didcot to Swindon. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   1-901706-84-2.
4. Wantage Museum

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