Great Shefford | |
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View looking away from the site of the station towards Lambourn
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Location | |
Place | Great Shefford |
Area | West Berkshire |
Coordinates | 51°28′35″N 1°26′55″W / 51.4765°N 1.4486°WCoordinates: 51°28′35″N 1°26′55″W / 51.4765°N 1.4486°W |
Grid reference | SU384753 |
Operations | |
Original company | Lambourn Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1898 | Opened as West Shefford |
1900 | Renamed Great Shefford |
1960 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Great Shefford railway station was a railway station in Great Shefford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.
The station opened on 1 April 1898 as West Shefford. It was renamed Great Shefford in November 1900.
In 1923, a crane costing £179 was installed to facilitate the handling of heavy goods – particularly timber. The crane had a loading capacity of 64 tons. The station had a coal yard, and also dealt with dairy produce, , and racehorses.
The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.