Chalvey Halt railway station

Former railway station in England

51°30′27″N 0°36′11″W / 51.5075°N 0.6030°W / 51.5075; -0.6030Grid referenceSU970796Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates8 October 1849Windsor branch opened6 May 1929 (1929-05-06)Station opened6 July 1930 (1930-07-06)Station closed

Chalvey Halt was a short-lived railway station on the Great Western Railway branch from Slough to Windsor & Eton. It was situated just to the north of the bridge carrying the railway over Chalvey Road in Chalvey, south-western Slough, England. It was open for just fourteen months.

History

The branch line to Windsor had opened in 1849,^[1] but for many years there were no intermediate stations. On 6 May 1929 the Great Western Railway opened a halt in Chalvey one mile from Slough station adjacent to the bridge over Chalvey Road, in an attempt to draw local traffic. This did not materialise and the halt closed on 6 July 1930.^[2]^[3]^[4] The platforms were then used in the construction of Cashes Green Halt in Gloucestershire.^[5]

Revival

In 2010, there were plans to re-open this station connecting passengers from Slough to Heathrow.^{[citation needed]} In October 2012, Slough Borough Council launched a consultation with local residents regarding the station's reopening as part of a regeneration strategy for the community.^[6]

References

^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 198.
^ Matthews, Rupert (2006). Lost Railways of Berkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 118, 126. ISBN 1-85306-990-6.
^ Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (February 2002). Branch Lines to Henley, Windsor and Marlow. Midhurst: Middleton Press. figure 50. ISBN 1-901706-77-X.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Maggs, Colin G. (1993). Branch Lines of Berkshire. Berkshire Books. p. 3. ISBN 0-7509-0316-3.
^ "Chalvey rail station plan goes out to public". BBC News Online. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.