Newbury Racecourse Railway Station

Newbury Racecourse railway station is a railway station serving the East Fields area of the town of Newbury, Berkshire, England. It was opened on 26 September 1905. The station is next to Newbury Racecourse and handles heavy traffic and additional trains on race days. Otherwise the station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from to and. ServicesNewbury Racecourse station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from Reading to Newbury. On the current weekly timetable only two or three local services that call at the station continue to Bedwyn. Services are summarised as follows. During race meets or large events at Newbury Racecourse additional trains serve the station. They include a shuttle service to Reading and an extra stop for services that do not normally call at the station, sometimes including InterCity 125 trains. During some races, a special charter calls at the station. The special trains and the shuttle service usually use the third platform on the south side of the station. HistoryThe Great Western Railway opened the station on 26 September 1905, several decades after the rest of the stations on this part of the line. It was used for race specials only. It did not even appear on timetables until 1912 but even then, it was still used only for race traffic. In 1990, after the building of new facilities at the racecourse and the building of a new industrial estate on Hambridge Road, a regular stopping service was introduced for the station.

Newbury Racecourse railway station is a railway station serving the East Fields area of the town of Newbury, Berkshire, England. It was opened on 26 September 1905. The station is next to Newbury Racecourse and handles heavy traffic and additional trains on race days. Otherwise the station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from to and. ServicesNewbury Racecourse station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from Reading to Newbury. On the current weekly timetable only two or three local services that call at the station continue to Bedwyn. Services are summarised as follows. During race meets or large events at Newbury Racecourse additional trains serve the station. They include a shuttle service to Reading and an extra stop for services that do not normally call at the station, sometimes including InterCity 125 trains. During some races, a special charter calls at the station. The special trains and the shuttle service usually use the third platform on the south side of the station. HistoryThe Great Western Railway opened the station on 26 September 1905, several decades after the rest of the stations on this part of the line. It was used for race specials only. It did not even appear on timetables until 1912 but even then, it was still used only for race traffic. In 1990, after the building of new facilities at the racecourse and the building of a new industrial estate on Hambridge Road, a regular stopping service was introduced for the station.