Stockcross and Bagnor Halt railway station

Former railway station in England

51°25′10″N 1°21′55″W / 51.4195°N 1.3653°W / 51.4195; -1.3653Grid referenceSU441691Platforms1^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLambourn Valley RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1898Opened as Stockcross?Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor1934Renamed Stockcross and Bagnor Halt1960Closed

Stockcross and Bagnor Halt railway station was a railway station near Newbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.^[2] It served the villages of Stockcross and Bagnor.

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898.^[3] Originally named Stockcross, it soon became Stockcross and Bagnor.^[3]^[4]

Passenger traffic

It was staffed until 1905, after which station staff would be drafted in from nearby Boxford railway station as necessary. On 9 July 1934, the station was down-classified to a "halt".^[2]^[3]

Goods traffic

The station often dealt with light goods, including dairy produce. It was used to transport racehorses to and from the nearby Marsh Benham stud.^[2]

Closure

The station closed on 4 January 1960.^[2]

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

References

^ "Stockcross and Bagnor". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Station Name: STOCKCROSS & BAGNOR". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Robertson, Kevin; Simmonds, Roger (1984). An Illustrated History of the Lambourn Branch. Bucklebury: Wild Swan. pp. 74, 140. ISBN 0-906867-24-X.