Upton and Blewbury railway station

Upton and Blewbury
Upton and Blewbury station seen in 1976
General information
LocationUpton, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSU511869
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDidcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Pre-groupingDidcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
13 April 1882 (1882-04-13)Opened as Upton
16 January 1911Renamed Upton and Blewbury
4 August 1942Closed
8 March 1943Re-opened
10 September 1962Closed

Upton and Blewbury railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England. It served Upton, with Blewbury and West Hagbourne being only 1 mile (1.6 km) from the station. It was opened in 1882 to serve military camps in the area. Originally named Upton; Blewbury was added to the name of the station in 1911 to recognise the more distant but larger village in the Vale of White Horse. In the latter part of the station's history it also served the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. The station closed in 1962.