Eastbury Halt railway station
Eastbury Halt | |||||
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 Site of the station in 1992 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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Eastbury Halt railway station was a railway station in Eastbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]
History
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Garston | Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway |
Lambourn |
References
- ^ 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.