Watlington railway station (Oxfordshire)
Watlington | |
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Location | Watlington, South Oxfordshire England |
Coordinates | 51°39′04″N 0°59′43″W / 51.6511°N 0.9953°WCoordinates: 51°39′04″N 0°59′43″W / 51.6511°N 0.9953°W |
Grid reference | SU696952 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
15 August 1872 | Station opened |
1 July 1957 | Station closed to passengers |
2 January 1961 | Station closed-completely |
Watlington railway station in Oxfordshire was the terminus of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway and opened in 1872. Watlington station was not in Watlington itself, but in the parish of Pyrton half a mile from Watlington.
The line was always single track. The facilities at Watlington station included a stone-built passenger building, a goods shed, and locomotive and carriage sheds.
The line was projected to be extended to Wallingford, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey and Princes Risborough. Due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built.
British Railways closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957[1] and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Oppitz, 2000, page 22
Bibliography[]
- Karau, Paul; Turner, Chris (1998). Country branch line: An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch. Vol 1: The story of the line from 1872-1961. Didcot: Wild Swan. ISBN 1-874103-43-7.
- Karau, Paul; Turner, Chris (1998). Country branch line: An intimate portrait of the Watlington branch. Vol 2: The stations. Didcot: Wild Swan. ISBN 1-874103-46-1.
- Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 20–23. ISBN 1-85306-643-5.
- Holden, J S (1974). The Watlington Branch. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-902888-41-2.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Lewknor Bridge Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway |
Terminus |
- Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1957
- 1872 establishments in England
- 1957 disestablishments in England
- Watlington, Oxfordshire
- South East England railway station stubs