Fulwell & Westbury
The site of the station in 1994
General information
LocationWestbury, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid referenceSP628347
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon & North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon & North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1879Opened as Westbury Crossing[1]
1 October 1880Station renamed Fulwell & Westbury
2 January 1961closed for passengers
2 December 1963Station Closed completely

Fulwell & Westbury was a railway station in Buckinghamshire that served the village of Westbury and the hamlet of Fulwell in neighbouring Oxfordshire, England. It opened in 1879 London & North Western Railway who had taken over the line from the Buckinghamshire Railway that year. The station consisted of one platform, a ticket office, and two waiting rooms. The station was closed for passengers in 1961[2] and completely in December 1963.[3]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brackley   London and North Western Railway
Buckinghamshire Railway		   Water Stratford Halt

References

  1. ↑ Disused Stations
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 189. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ↑ "Fulwell & Westbury station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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.
  • Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol, Avon: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
  • Davies, R.; Grant, M.D. (1984). Forgotten Railways: Chilterns and Cotswolds. Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-07-0.
  • Kingscott, Geoffrey (2008). Lost Railways of Northamptonshire (Lost Railways Series). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-108-1.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Oxford to Bletchley (Country Railway Routes). Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-904474-57-9.
  • Simpson, Bill (1994). Banbury to Verney Junction Branch. Banbury, Oxfordshire: Lamplight Publications. ISBN 978-1-899246-00-7.

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