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[1]
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
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Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.^[2]

History

The station opened on 2 April 1898.^[3] It was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1908, providing a second platform, a signal box, and a passing loop.^[1]

The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods, including coal, watercress, and timber.^[2]

Passenger services ceased from 4 January 1960^[3] and the station closed to all traffic on 19 July 1965.^[2] The line was retained to serve a 3 miles (4.8 km) spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford.^[2] until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service to from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 ^[4]

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