Speen railway station

Former railway station in England

51°24′42″N 1°20′41″W / 51.4116°N 1.3447°W / 51.4116; -1.3447Grid referenceSU456683Platforms1^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLambourn Valley RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates4 April 1898Opened4 January 1960Closed

Speen railway station served the village of Speen, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.^[2]

The station had one platform with, in its later years, two small buildings, one being of the GWR's pagoda style.^[3]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Speen for Donnington. It was occasionally referred to by this name in official documentation until at least 1932.^[2]

Goods traffic

The station dealt with a high percentage of livestock and dairy traffic.

Closure

It closed on 4 January 1960.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newbury West Fields Halt		Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway		Stockcross and Bagnor Halt

References

^ "Speen". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Station Name: SPEEN". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ Butt 1995, p. 217.

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.