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28-475: A single terminal platform, which is long enough to accommodate an eight coach train. There is a station building with a waiting area, ticket office and self-service ticket machines, together with a 280 space car park. The station is staffed in the mornings only, on Mondays to Saturdays. The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 June 1857. It had three platforms, mainly to serve
42-548: Is a terminal railway station in the town of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire , England. The station is on the Henley Branch Line that links the towns of Henley and Twyford . It is 4 miles 47 chains (7.4 km) down the line from Twyford and 35 miles 48 chains (57.3 km) from London Paddington . It is served by local trains operated by Great Western Railway . The station has
56-609: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wargrave railway station Wargrave is a railway station in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire , England. The station is on the Henley-on-Thames branch line that links the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Twyford . It is 1 mile 67 chains (3.0 km) down the line from Twyford and 32 miles 68 chains (52.9 km) from London Paddington . It
70-421: Is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway and is a ten-minute walk from Wargrave High Street. The station has a single platform, which is used by trains in both directions and is long enough to accommodate a four coach train. There is a 30 space car park, but no station building other than a simple shelter. The station is unmanned and tickets must be purchased on the train or on-line. When
84-451: The Great Western Railway opened the Henley Branch Line on 1 June 1857, the only intermediate station was Shiplake . The Great Western Railway provided no station at Wargrave; apparently it considered Twyford station close enough. After many complaints from the villagers the GWR opened a station in 1900. At the time the line was double, so two platforms and a footbridge were provided, there
98-435: The 1960s and 1970s. To the south of the station lay extensive sidings, used to stable extra trains during the regatta and at other times to store surplus coaches from as far away as Old Oak Common . In normal service, there is a regular service between Henley-on-Thames station and Twyford station , with all trains calling at the intermediate stations of Wargrave and Shiplake . Trains operate every 30 minutes on all days of
112-480: The evening. The last train on weekday evenings runs through to Reading station . At other times, passengers for Paddington and Reading must change at Twyford. During the Henley Royal Regatta , held every July, a special timetable is operated with additional trains. During this period, the service pattern for Wargrave is subject to change. Henley-on-Thames railway station Henley-on-Thames
126-527: The intensive service for Regatta traffic, for which purpose they were lengthened in 1891. The station was host to some eight berth GWR camp coaches in 1937, they were positioned here to provide accommodation for parties wishing to witness the coronation. These coaches were let at twice the normal hire rate for the week. Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Western Region in 1964. The original trainshed and station building, which were to
140-494: The north of the present station, were removed in 1975 and the site sold. The platforms were reduced to two from 16 March 1969, and then to just one in 1986. The present building was erected in 1985 to serve the one remaining platform. Other facilities at the station included a large goods yard (closed 7 September 1964), which is now the car park, a goods shed, signal box (closed 20 March 1972), engine shed (closed 5 October 1958), and turntable. These were progressively removed in
154-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WGV . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WGV&oldid=1053864852 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732801110634168-400: The week. There used to be some through services run to/from London Paddington station during peak periods, but this is no longer the case. A few off-peak trains run through to/from Reading station . At other times, passengers for Reading must change at Twyford. During the Henley Royal Regatta , held every July, a special timetable is operated with additional trains. During the period of
182-448: Was a goods yard with a few sidings and a 6-ton crane. The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1936 to 1939. 1937 was a particularly busy year as some eight berth camp coaches were positioned here to provide accommodation for parties wishing to witness the coronation. These coaches were let at twice the normal hire rate for the week. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1953 to 1964. The line
196-479: Was singled again in June 1961, rendering the second platform and footbridge redundant. The station retained its Great Western Railway building until 1988 when British Rail demolished it on the grounds that it was unsafe. In normal service, there is a regular service between Henley-on-Thames station and Twyford station . All trains call at Wargrave. Trains operate every 30 mins during the day, reducing to hourly in
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