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Wantage railway station

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The line was opened for goods on 1 October 1875, and to passengers on 11 October. The tramway junction was to the east of Wantage Road station; interchange passengers walked under the bridge to reach the tramway yard, where the westernmost siding (parallel to the road) was reserved for passenger
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For most of its operation the line was well used and profitable but the advent of popular road transport saw a steady decline in passengers and freight. The tramway closed to passengers on 1 August 1925, and to goods on 22 December 1945.
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Formed in 1873 to link Wantage Road station with its terminus at Wantage the line was cheaply built parallel to what was then the
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line. The station closed fully in 1945 when Wantage Tramway ceased operations.
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is a closed stone and brick built station located on Mill Street,
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Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (July 2002). "X. Wantage Road".
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Index

Wantage Road railway station
Wantage
Vale of White Horse
Oxfordshire
Grid reference
SU398881
Wantage Tramway
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Legend
Great Western Main Line
Swindon
Didcot
Wantage Road
Wilts & Berks Canal
Wantage
Wantage
Oxfordshire
Wantage Tramway
A338
Wantage Road
Wantage Tramway Company


ISBN
978-0-7153-2416-5


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