Eastbury Halt railway station
Appearance
Eastbury Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Eastbury, West Berkshire England |
Coordinates | 51°29′42″N 1°30′12″W / 51.4950°N 1.5033°W |
Grid reference | SU345774 |
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 Eastbury |
1934 | Renamed Eastbury Halt |
1960 | Closed |
Eastbury Halt railway station was a railway station in Eastbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]
History
[edit]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 | ||
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East Garston | Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway |
Lambourn |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Station Name: EASTBURY HALT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.