Boxford railway station

Disused railway station in England

51°26′36″N 1°23′26″W / 51.4432°N 1.3906°W / 51.4432; -1.3906Grid referenceSU424717Platforms1[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLambourn Valley RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1898Opened1960Closed

Boxford railway station was a railway station in Boxford, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2] The hut has been saved from being destroyed as a disused bus shelter and is now being restored by the GWSR for use on their site.

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898. It was staffed until 1954; 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 in 1960.[2] The station's wooden shelter is now used as a bus shelter in the village.[2][3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stockcross and Bagnor Halt   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway 		  Welford Park

References

  1. ^ a b c "Boxford". 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. ^ a b c d "Station Name: BOXFORD". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
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Closed railway stations in Berkshire
Staines and West Drayton RailwayWindsor branchWycombe RailwayDidcot, Newbury and Southampton RailwayLambourn Valley RailwayNorth Downs LineOther stations
Great Western Main LineDidcot, Newbury and Southampton RailwayCherwell Valley lineWycombe RailwayShort branches


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