Welford Park railway station


Welford Park railway station was a railway station in Welford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

History

The station opened on 2 April 1898. It was rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1908, providing a second platform, a signal box, and a passing loop.
The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods, including coal, watercress, and timber.
Passenger services ceased from 4 January 1960 and the station closed to all traffic on 19 July 1965. The line was retained to serve a spur line which ran from the station to RAF Welford. until closure in 1972. The last trains were a special passenger service from Newbury which ran on 3 November 1973