East Garston railway station
Encyclopedia
East Garston railway station was a railway station in East Garston
, Berkshire
, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.
. A coal
yard at the station supplied local provided materials for local merchants.
The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.
East Garston
East Garston is a village and civil parish on the River Lambourn, about north of Hungerford in West Berkshire. The river flows through the village, dividing many houses from the main road, so that each has a bridge over the river to the front door....
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.
History
The station opened on 4 April 1898. The station primarily handled dairy produce, particularly milk churnsButter churn
A butter churn is a device used to convert cream into butter. This is done through a mechanical process, frequently via a pole inserted through the lid of the churn, or via a crank used to turn a rotating device inside the churn.-Process:...
. A coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
yard at the station supplied local provided materials for local merchants.
The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.