Boxford railway station

Boxford
Boxfordstation.jpg
The remains of Boxford station, before the track was removed
Location
Place Boxford
Area West Berkshire
Coordinates 51°26′36″N 1°23′26″W / 51.4432°N 1.3906°W / 51.4432; -1.3906Coordinates: 51°26′36″N 1°23′26″W / 51.4432°N 1.3906°W / 51.4432; -1.3906
Grid reference SU424717
Operations
Original company Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1[1]
History
1898 Opened
1960 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Boxford railway station was a railway station in Boxford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898. Until 1954 it was manned; between 1904 and 1940 it was overseen by Charlie Brown, a local man employed by the Great Western Railway.[1]

The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods.[2] Boxford was the first stop on the line with a siding, which also functioned as a passing loop.[1]

The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1965, having ceased passenger services in 1960.[2] The station's wooden shelter is now used as a bus shelter in the village.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Stockcross and Bagnor Halt   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway
  Welford Park
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Last modified on 27 September 2012, at 20:21