Boxford | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Boxford, West Berkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.4432°N -1.3906°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1[1] |
Original: | Lambourn Valley Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Western Railway |
Years1: | 1898 |
Events1: | Opened |
Years3: | 1960 |
Events3: | Closed |
Boxford railway station was a railway station in Boxford, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2] The hut has been saved from being destroyed as a disused bus shelter and is now being restored by the GWSR for use on their site.
The station opened on 4 April 1898. It was staffed until 1954; between 1904 and 1940 it was overseen by Charlie Brown, a local man employed by the Great Western Railway.
The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods. Boxford was the first stop on the line with a siding, which also functioned as a passing loop.
The station closed to all traffic in 1960. The station's wooden shelter is now used as a bus shelter in the village.[3]