Hungerford railway station
Hungerford 
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| Location | |
| Place | Hungerford |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Coordinates | 51°24′54″N 1°30′43″W / 51.415°N 1.512°WCoordinates: 51°24′54″N 1°30′43″W / 51.415°N 1.512°W |
| Grid reference | SU340685 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HGD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.293 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.317 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.332 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.344 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.372 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened December 1847 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hungerford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hungerford railway station is a railway station in the town of Hungerford, Berkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway.
The Great Western Railway opened the station in 1847 as a temporary terminus of the Berks and Hants Line which started at Reading. In 1862 the Berks and Hants was extended to Patney and Chirton. It eventually reached Taunton on 2 April 1906 to allow the running of express trains from London Paddington through to the south west without taking the longer route through Bristol. The station ceased to deal with goods traffic in 1970 and became an unstaffed halt with subsequent demolition of the station buildings (except the 1902 footbridge over the lines) in 1971. The footbridge was replaced by the current modern structure in 1999. A freight train crashed on 10 November 1971 partially demolishing the GWR signal box, which was then replaced by a modern wooden flat roofed signal box which served until the end of semaphore signalling and the introduction of colour light signals on 17 July 1978.
The station remained part of the Great Western Railway until the nationalisation of the railways in 1948. After the sectorisation of British Rail in 1982 the station became part of Network South East. Services were provided by Thames Trains from 1996 and from 2004 by First Great Western Link.
Hungerford station consists of two platforms either side of the mainline tracks. There is a level crossing at the western end of the station. One mile East of the station there is a passing loop on the up line which is mainly used by freight trains but can also be used by passenger trains. The current timetable does not call for passenger trains to use the loop but it is common for special charter trains to do so.
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