Fulwell & Westbury railway station
Fulwell & Westbury | |
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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 |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
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 | ||
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Brackley | London and North Western Railway Buckinghamshire Railway |
Water Stratford Halt |
References
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
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