Stockcross and Bagnor Halt | |
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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 |
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.
The station opened on 4 April 1898. [3] Originally named Stockcross, it soon became Stockcross and Bagnor. [3] [4]
It 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]
The station often dealt with light goods, including dairy produce. It was used to transport racehorses to and from the nearby Marsh Benham stud. [2]
The 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 |