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Newbury West Fields Halt
Station site in 2010.
General information
Location	West Fields, Newbury, West Berkshire England
Coordinates	51°23′55″N 1°20′21″W / 51.3986°N 1.3392°W / 51.3986; -1.3392
Grid reference	SU460668
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1906	Opened
1957	Closed

Newbury West Fields Halt was a railway station in Newbury, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway. It served the West Fields area of Newbury.

History

The station opened on 1 October 1906; the last station on the line to open. It was built as part of an improvement programme undertaken after the Great Western Railway's acquisition of the line on 2 July 1906.

Until 1934, the station was staffed. In September 1956, Newbury West Fields Halt was removed from the rail timetables but continued to carry passengers, small goods, and milk. The station closed on 4 February 1957, the first on the line to do so. The station was demolished after closure and the site of the railway formation is now covered by housing development.

References

1. "Westfields". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
2. ^ "Station Name: NEWBURY WEST FIELDS HALT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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