Watlington railway station (Oxfordshire)

Watlington
General information
LocationWatlington, South Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates51°39′04″N 0°59′43″W / 51.6511°N 0.9953°W / 51.6511; -0.9953
Grid referenceSU696952
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWatlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 August 1872Station opened
1 July 1957Station closed to passengers
2 January 1961Station 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][2] and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.

See also

References

  1. ^ Oppitz, 2000, page 22
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444. OCLC 931112387.

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.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lewknor Bridge Halt
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway 		  Terminus


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