Lambourn railway station
Appearance
Lambourn | |
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General information | |
Location | Lambourn, West Berkshire England |
Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 1°31′46″W / 51.5049°N 1.5295°W |
Grid reference | SU327785 |
Platforms | 1[1] |
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 |
Lambourn railway station was a railway station in Lambourn, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]
History
[edit]The station opened on 4 April 1898.[1] It was the terminus and the most substantial station on the line. Currently, a street named "The Old Station Yard" runs through the now demolished site.
Goods traffic
[edit]Lambourn had an office and extensive freight facilities, including a goods yard with a loading dock, goods shed, locomotive shed, a coal yard and office, and cattle pens.[2] The station was also busy with racehorses, with traffic peaking between 1920 and 1935.[2]
Closure
[edit]The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.[1]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Eastbury Halt | Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway |
Terminus |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lambourn". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Station Name: LAMBOURN". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
Categories:
- Lambourn Valley Railway
- Disused railway stations in Berkshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1898
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960
- 1898 establishments in England
- 1960 disestablishments in England
- Lambourn
- South East England railway station stubs