Fulwell & Westbury railway station

Fulwell & Westbury
Location
Place	Westbury
Area	Aylesbury Vale
Grid reference	SP628347
Operations
Original company	London & North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London & North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
1 August 1879	Opened as Westbury Crossing[1]
1 October 1880	Station renamed Fulwell & Westbury
2 January 1961	closed for passengers
2 December 1963	Station Closed completely
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Fulwell & Westbury was a railway station which served the Buckinghamshire village of Westbury and the hamlet of Fulwell in England. It opened in 1879 London & North Western Railway who had taken over the line from the Buckinghamshire Railway that year. The station consisted of one platform, a ticket office, and two waiting rooms.The station was closed for passengers in 1961 and completely in December 1963.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brackley		London and North Western Railway Buckinghamshire Railway		Water Stratford Halt

References

1. Disused Stations

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol, Avon: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
• Davies, R.; Grant, M.D. (1984). Forgotten Railways: Chilterns and Cotswolds. Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-07-0.
• Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008). Lost Railways of Northamptonshire (Lost Railways Series). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-108-1.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Oxford to Bletchley (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-57-9.
• Simpson, Bill (1994). Banbury to Verney Junction Branch. Banbury, Oxfordshire: Lamplight Publications. ISBN 978-1-899246-00-7.

External links

• Image of the station site
• The station station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• The station on Disused Stations

Coordinates: 52°00′26″N 1°05′15″W / 52.0073°N 1.0874°W