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Welford Park
The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Welford, West Berkshire England
Coordinates	51°27′35″N 1°24′53″W / 51.4597°N 1.4148°W / 51.4597; -1.4148
Grid reference	SU408735
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1898	Opened
1960	Closed to passengers
1965	Closed for goods(used by military)
1972	Military trains ceased
3 November 1973	Special final passenger service

Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898. 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 3 miles (4.8 km) 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

References

1. ^ "Welford Park". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
2. ^ "Station Name: WELFORD PARK". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. "Disused Stations: Welford Park Station".

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