词条 | Welford Park railway station |
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|name = Welford Park |image_name = |caption = |pregroup = Great Western Railway |locale = Welford |borough = West Berkshire |coordinates = {{coord|51.4597|-1.4148|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |platforms = 2[1] |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 | original = Lambourn Valley Railway | postgroup = Great Western Railway | gridref = SU408735 }}Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2] HistoryThe 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 {{convert|3|mi|km}} spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford.[2] until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973 [4] {{Disused Rail Start}}{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Boxford}}|next={{stnlnk|Great Shefford}}|route=Great Western RailwayLambourn Valley Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}{{rail line |previous=RAF Welford |route=Great Western Railway Welford Airbase Spur |col={{GWR colour}} }}{{End box}} References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Welford Park|url=http://www.lambournvalleyrailway.co.uk/pages/welfordpark/welford-park.htm|work=The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973|publisher=The Lambourn Valley Railway|accessdate=22 June 2010}} {{Closed stations Berkshire}}{{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Station Name: WELFORD PARK|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/welford_park/index.shtml|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=22 June 2010}} 3. ^1 {{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=243 |ref=harv }} 4. ^http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/welford_park/index.shtml 5 : Lambourn Valley Railway|Disused railway stations in Berkshire|Former Great Western Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1898|Railway stations closed in 1960 |
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