Boxford railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Boxford

| status = Disused

| image = Boxfordstation.jpg

| caption = The remains of Boxford station, before the track was removed

| borough = Boxford, West Berkshire

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|51.4432|-1.3906|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SU424717|25|SU424717}}

| platforms = 1{{cite web|title=Boxford|url=http://www.lambournvalleyrailway.co.uk/pages/boxford/boxford.htm|work=The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973|publisher=The Lambourn Valley Railway|accessdate=21 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108084729/http://www.lambournvalleyrailway.co.uk/pages/boxford/boxford.htm|archivedate=8 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}

| original = Lambourn Valley Railway

| pregroup = Great Western Railway

| postgroup = Great Western Railway

| years1 = 1898

| events1 = Opened

| years3 = 1960

| events3 = Closed

}}

Boxford railway station was a railway station in Boxford, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.{{cite web|title=Station Name: BOXFORD|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/boxford/index.shtml|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=21 June 2010}}

The hut has been saved from being destroyed as a disused bus shelter and is now being restored by the GWSR for use on their site.

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898. It was staffed until 1954; between 1904 and 1940 it was overseen by Charlie Brown, a local man employed by the Great Western Railway.

The station had few passenger facilities, and dealt primarily with small goods. Boxford was the first stop on the line with a siding, which also functioned as a passing loop.

The station closed to all traffic in 1960. The station's wooden shelter is now used as a bus shelter in the village.Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Stockcross and Bagnor Halt}}|next={{stnlnk|Welford Park}}|route=Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}

{{End}}

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