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Welford Park railway station

Welford Park
Location
Place Welford
Area West Berkshire
Coordinates 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148Coordinates: 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148
Grid reference SU408735
Operations
Original company Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1898 Opened
1960 Closed to passengers
1965 Closed for goods(used by military)
1972 Military trains ceased
3 November 1973 Special final passenger service
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

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



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