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Watlington railway station in Oxfordshire was the terminus of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway and opened in 1872. Watlington station was not in Watlington itself, but in the parish of Pyrton half a mile from Watlington.

Watlington
General information
LocationWatlington, South Oxfordshire
England
Coordinates51.6511°N 0.9953°W / 51.6511; -0.9953
Grid referenceSU696952
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWatlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 August 1872Station opened
1 July 1957Station closed to passengers
2 January 1961Station closed-completely

The line was always single track. The facilities at Watlington station included a stone-built passenger building, a goods shed, and locomotive and carriage sheds.

The line was projected to be extended to Wallingford, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey and Princes Risborough. Due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built.

British Railways closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957[1] and to goods in 1961. Remains of the buildings exist, heavily overgrown, on private land.


See also



References


  1. Oppitz, 2000, page 22

Bibliography




Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lewknor Bridge Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
  Terminus





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