Welford Park | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Welford, West Berkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.4597°N -1.4148°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2[1] |
Original: | Lambourn Valley Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Western Railway |
Years1: | 1898 |
Events1: | Opened |
Years2: | 1960 |
Events2: | Closed to passengers |
Years3: | 1965 |
Events3: | Closed for goods(used by military) |
Years4: | 1972 |
Events4: | Military trains ceased |
Years5: | 3 November 1973 |
Events5: | Special final passenger service |
Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]
The station opened on 4 April 1898.[3] 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 3miles spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford. until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 [4]