Watlington railway station, Oxfordshire
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| Location | |
| Place | Watlington |
| Area | South Oxfordshire |
| 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 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 15 August 1872 | Station opened |
| 1 July 1957 | Station closed to passengers |
| 2 January 1961 | Station closed-completely |
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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 Pyrton about a mile north east from centre of 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.
External links
| 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 |
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