Place Welford Grid reference SU408735 Post-grouping Great Western Railway Opened 2 April 1898 Platforms in use 2 | Area West Berkshire Pre-grouping Great Western Railway 1960 Closed to passengers Original company Lambourn Valley Railway | |
Similar Eastbury Halt railway st, Great Shefford railway st, Newbury West Fields Halt railw, Boxford railway station, Stockcross and Bagnor H | ||
Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.
History
The station opened on 2 April 1898. It was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1908, providing a second platform, a signal box, and a passing loop.
The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods, including coal, watercress, and timber.
Passenger services ceased from 4 January 1960 and the station closed to all traffic on 19 July 1965. The line was retained to serve a 3 miles (4.8 km) spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford. until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service to from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973
References
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