Welford Park railway station

Welford Park
The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Welford, West Berkshire England
Coordinates	51°27′35″N1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148
Grid reference	SU408735
Platforms	2 [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
1960	Closed to passengers
1965	Closed for goods(used by military)
1972	Military trains ceased
3 November 1973	Special final passenger service
Location

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

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898. ^[3] It was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1908, providing a second platform, a signal box, and a passing loop. ^[1]

The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods, including coal, watercress, and timber. ^[2]

Passenger services ceased from 4 January 1960 ^[3] and the station closed to all traffic on 19 July 1965. ^[2] The line was retained to serve a 3 miles (4.8 km) spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford. ^[2] until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 ^[4]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Boxford		Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway		Great Shefford
RAF Welford		Great Western Railway Welford Airbase Spur		Terminus

References

1. "Welford Park". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
2. "Station Name: WELFORD PARK". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. "Disused Stations: Welford Park Station".