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Eastbury Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°29′42″N 1°30′12″W / 51.4950°N 1.5033°W / 51.4950; -1.5033
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Eastbury Halt
Site of the station in 1992
General information
LocationEastbury, West Berkshire
England
Coordinates51°29′42″N 1°30′12″W / 51.4950°N 1.5033°W / 51.4950; -1.5033
Grid referenceSU345774
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLambourn Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1898Opened as Eastbury
1934Renamed Eastbury Halt
1960Closed

Eastbury Halt railway station was a railway station in Eastbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]

History

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The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Eastbury.[1] The vast majority of the station's traffic was milk; there was little demand for other goods and so the lack of a yard meant that the milk churns would be left on the platform to be collected.[1]

On 9 July 1934, the station became unstaffed and was renamed Eastbury Halt.[2][3]

The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
East Garston   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway
  Lambourn

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eastbury Halt". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Station Name: EASTBURY HALT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.