Henley-on-Thames railway station

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1857.MacDermot, vol. I, pp.417, 861 It had three platforms, mainly to serve the intensive service for Regatta traffic, for which purpose they were lengthened in 1891.Mitchell & Smith, fig.27 The station was host to some eight berth GWR camp coaches in 1937, they were positioned here to provide accommodation for parties wishing to witness the coronation. These coaches were let at twice the normal hire rate for the week.McRae (1997), page 34 Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Western Region in 1964.McRae (1998), page 95 The original trainshed and station building, which were to the north of the present station, were removed in 1975 and the site sold. The platforms were reduced to two from 16 March 1969,Mitchell & Smith, fig.34 and then to just one in 1986.Mitchell & Smith, fig.35 The present building was erected in 1985 to serve the one remaining platform.Mitchell & Smith, fig.37

Other facilities at the station included a large goods yard (closed 7 September 1964), which is now the car park, a goods shed, signal box (closed 20 March 1972),Mitchell & Smith, fig.33 engine shed (closed 5 October 1958),Mitchell & Smith, fig.31 and turntable. These were progressively removed in the 1960s and 1970s. To the south of the station lay extensive sidings, used to stable extra trains during the regatta and at other times to store surplus coaches from as far away as Old Oak Common.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

• The station in its 1891 form appears in the closing scenes of the 1958 British film The Key.{{cite web | url = http://www.reelstreets.com/index.php/component/films_online/?task=view&id=1268&film_ref=key,_the&start=10 | title = FILM : Key, The | publisher = Reel Streets | date = 9 January 2017 | access-date = 9 January 2017}}
• The old station features in The Magic Christian (film) (1969) starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr.The Magic Christian (1969) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE2zTnOJ94I&t=1423s]

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In normal service, there is a regular service between Henley-on-Thames station and Twyford station, with all trains calling at the intermediate stations of {{rws|Wargrave}} and {{rws|Shiplake}}. Trains operate every 30 minutes on all days of the week. There used to be some through services run to/from London Paddington station{{cite web | url = https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/-/media/pdf/ticketsandtraintimes/traintimes/may%202015%20tt/gw1505e09web47245300.pdf?la=en | title = Twyford to Henley-on-Thames | publisher = First Great Western | date = 17 May 2015 | access-date = 7 May 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082851/https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/-/media/pdf/ticketsandtraintimes/traintimes/may%202015%20tt/gw1505e09web47245300.pdf?la=en | archive-date = 18 May 2015 }} during peak periods, but this is no longer the case. A few off-peak trains run through to/from Reading station. At other times, passengers for Reading must change at Twyford. {{cite web | url = https://www.gwr.com/-/media/gwr-sc-website/files/plan-journey/timetables/2023/T13-train-times-21-May-to-9-December-2023-v2.pdf | title = Twyford to Henley-on-Thames | publisher = Great Western Railway | date = 11 May 2023 | access-date = 11 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511103348/https://www.gwr.com/-/media/gwr-sc-website/files/plan-journey/timetables/2023/T13-train-times-21-May-to-9-December-2023-v2.pdf | archive-date = 11 May 2023 }}

During the Henley Royal Regatta, held every July, a special timetable is operated with additional trains. During the period of the regatta, not all trains stop at Shiplake and Wargrave.{{cite web | url = http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/77627.aspx | title = Henley Royal Regatta | publisher = National Rail Enquiries | access-date = 7 May 2015}} Although the off-peak services use 2 coach trains, longer trains are run during the Regatta.

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• {{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway |volume=I |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |edition=1st |year=1927 |ref=refMacDermot1 }}
• {{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) |publisher=Foxline |year=1997 |isbn=1-870119-48-7}}
• {{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) |publisher=Foxline |year=1998 |isbn=1-870119-53-3|page=95}}
• {{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Branch Lines to Henley, Windsor and Marlow |date=February 2002 |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1-901706-77-X |ref=refMitchel2002 }}
• {{cite book |last1=Yonge |first1=John |last2=Padgett |first2=David |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |title=Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western |edition=5th |date=August 2010 |orig-year=1989 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-6-7 }}

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