- Chalvey Halt railway station
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Chalvey Halt Location Place Chalvey Area Slough Coordinates 51°30′27″N 0°36′11″W / 51.5075°N 0.6030°WCoordinates: 51°30′27″N 0°36′11″W / 51.5075°N 0.6030°W Grid reference SU970796 Operations Original company Great Western Railway Post-grouping Great Western Railway Platforms 2 History 8 October 1849 Windsor branch opened 6 May 1929 Station opened 6 July 1930 Station closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZChalvey Halt was a short-lived railway station on the Great Western Railway branch from Slough to Windsor & Eton. It was situated just to the north of the bridge carrying the railway over Chalvey Road in Chalvey, south-western Slough, England. It was open for just fourteen months.
History
The branch line to Windsor had opened in 1849,[1] but for many years there were no intermediate stations. On 6 May 1929 the Great Western Railway opened a halt in Chalvey one mile from Slough station adjacent to the bridge over Chalvey Road, in an attempt to draw local traffic. This did not materialise and the halt closed on 6 July 1930.[2][3][4] The platforms were then used in the construction of Cashes Green Halt in Gloucestershire.[5]
References
- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 198.
- ^ Matthews, Rupert (2006). Lost Railways of Berkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 118,126. ISBN 1 85306 990 6.
- ^ Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (February 2002). Branch Lines to Henley, Windsor and Marlow. Midhurst: Middleton Press. figure 50. ISBN 1 901706 77 X.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Maggs, Colin G. (1993). Branch Lines of Berkshire. Berkshire Books. p. 3. ISBN 0-7509-0316-3.
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