Wantage railway station
Wantage | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wantage, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU398881 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Wantage Tramway | ||||
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| 1 October 1875 | Station opens to freight | ||||
| 11 October 1875 | Station opens to passengers | ||||
| 1 August 1925 | Station closes to passengers | ||||
| 22 December 1945 | Station closes to freight | ||||
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Wantage railway station is a closed stone and brick built station located on Mill Street, Wantage in Oxfordshire on the Wantage Tramway line. The station closed fully in 1945 when Wantage Tramway ceased operations.
History
[edit]Formed in 1873 to link Wantage Road station with its terminus at Wantage the line was cheaply built[1] parallel to what was then the Besselsleigh Turnpike, and now the A338.
The line was opened for goods on 1 October 1875, and to passengers on 11 October.[2] The tramway junction was to the east of Wantage Road station; interchange passengers walked under the bridge to reach the tramway yard, where the westernmost siding (parallel to the road) was reserved for passenger tramcars.[2][3]
For most of its operation the line was well used and profitable but the advent of popular road transport saw a steady decline in passengers and freight.[1] The tramway closed to passengers on 1 August 1925, and to goods on 22 December 1945.[2][4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wantage Road Line and station closed |
Wantage Tramway Company | Terminus | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Atterbury, P. (2006). Branch Line Britain. Marlborough: David and Charles. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7153-2416-5.
- 1 2 3 Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003). Branch Line to Wantage - The Wantage Tramway. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-25-X.
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (July 2002). "X. Wantage Road". Didcot to Swindon. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-84-2.
- ↑ Wantage Museum