Watlington railway station (Oxfordshire) explained

Watlington
Status:Disused
Borough:Watlington, South Oxfordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.6511°N -0.9953°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:15 August 1872
Events:Station opened
Years1:1 July 1957
Events1:Station closed to passengers
Years2:2 January 1961
Events2:Station closed-completely

Watlington railway station in Oxfordshire was the terminus of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway and opened in 1872. Watlington station was not in Watlington itself, but in the parish of Pyrton half a mile from Watlington.

The line was always single track. The facilities at Watlington station included a stone-built passenger building, a goods shed, and locomotive and carriage sheds.

The line was projected to be extended to Wallingford, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey and Princes Risborough. Due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built.

British Railways closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957[1] [2] and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.

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Notes and References

  1. Oppitz, 2000, page 22
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 444. 931112387.