Stockcross and Bagnor Halt railway station was a railway station near Newbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2] It served the villages of Stockcross and Bagnor.
Stockcross and Bagnor Halt | |
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![]() Station site in 2010. | |
General information | |
Location | Woodspeen, West Berkshire England |
Coordinates | 51°25′10″N 1°21′55″W / 51.4195°N 1.3653°W |
Grid reference | SU441691 |
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 as Stockcross |
? | Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor |
1934 | Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor Halt |
1960 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened on 4 April 1898.[3] Originally named Stockcross, it soon became Stockcross and Bagnor.[3][4]
Passenger traffic
editIt was staffed until 1905, after which station staff would be drafted in from nearby Boxford railway station as necessary. On 9 July 1934, the station was down-classified to a "halt".[2][3]
Goods traffic
editThe station often dealt with light goods, including dairy produce. It was used to transport racehorses to and from the nearby Marsh Benham stud.[2]
Closure
editThe station closed on 4 January 1960.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Speen | Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway |
Boxford |
References
edit- ^ "Stockcross and Bagnor". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Station Name: STOCKCROSS & BAGNOR". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Robertson, Kevin; Simmonds, Roger (1984). An Illustrated History of the Lambourn Branch. Bucklebury: Wild Swan. pp. 74, 140. ISBN 0-906867-24-X.