Wantage railway station

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Wantage
Location Wantage, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
England
Grid reference SU398881
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wantage Tramway
Key dates
1 October 1875Station opens to freight
11 October 1875Station opens to passengers
1 August 1925Station closes to passengers
22 December 1945Station closes to freight
Wantage Tramway
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Wantage Road
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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

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References

  1. 1 2 Atterbury, P. (2006). Branch Line Britain. Marlborough: David and Charles. p. 126. ISBN   978-0-7153-2416-5.
  2. 1 2 3 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

Coordinates: 51°35′25″N1°25′43″W / 51.5904°N 1.4286°W / 51.5904; -1.4286