Welford Park | |
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Location | |
Place | Welford |
Area | West Berkshire |
Coordinates | 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°WCoordinates: 51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W |
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 A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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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