Speen railway station

Speen
Station site in 2010.
Location
Place	Speen
Area	West Berkshire
Coordinates	51°24′42″N 1°20′41″W / 51.4116°N 1.3447°WCoordinates: 51°24′42″N 1°20′41″W / 51.4116°N 1.3447°W
Grid reference	SU456683
Operations
Original company	Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1[1]
History
1898	Opened
1960	Closed
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Speen railway station served the village of Speen, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.^[2]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Speen for Donnington. It was occasionally referred to by this name in official documentation until at least 1932.^[2]

Goods traffic

The station dealt with a high percentage of livestock and dairy traffic.

Closure

It closed on 4 January 1960.^[2]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newbury West Fields Halt		Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway		Stockcross and Bagnor Halt

References

1. "Speen". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
2. "Station Name: SPEEN". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.