Newbury West Fields Halt railway station

Newbury West Fields Halt was a railway station in Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.[2]

Newbury West Fields Halt
Station site in 2010.
General information
LocationWest Fields, Newbury, West Berkshire
England
Coordinates51.3986°N 1.3392°W / 51.3986; -1.3392
Grid referenceSU460668
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1906Opened
1957Closed

History

The station opened on 1 October 1906; the last station on the line to open. It was built as part of an improvement programme undertaken after the Great Western Railway's acquisition of the line on 2 July 1906.[2]

Until 1934, the station was staffed. In September 1956, Newbury West Fields Halt was removed from the rail timetables but continued to carry passengers, small goods, and milk. The station closed on 4 February 1957,[3] the first on the line to do so.[2] The station was demolished after closure and the site of the railway formation is now covered by housing development.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newbury   Great Western Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway		   Speen

References
  1. "Westfields". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. "Station Name: NEWBURY WEST FIELDS HALT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


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