Wargrave railway station
Railway station in Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wargrave is a railway station in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire, England. The station is on the Henley-on-Thames branch line that links the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Twyford. It is 1 mile 67 chains (3.0 km) down the line from Twyford and 32 miles 68 chains (52.9 km) from London Paddington.
General information | |||||
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Location | Wargrave, Wokingham (district) England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.498°N 0.877°W / 51.498; -0.877 | ||||
Grid reference | SU780783 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WGV | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | GWR | ||||
Post-grouping | GWR | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 October 1900 (1900-10-01) | Station opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 87,760 | ||||
2019/20 | 92,180 | ||||
2020/21 | 16,200 | ||||
2021/22 | 40,916 | ||||
2022/23 | 68,724 | ||||
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It is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway and is a ten-minute walk from Wargrave High Street.[1]
The station has a single platform, which is used by trains in both directions and is long enough to accommodate a four coach train.[2] There is a 30 space car park, but no station building other than a simple shelter. The station is unmanned and tickets must be purchased on the train or on-line.[1]