Midgham railway station


Midgham railway station is located in Berkshire, England, in the valley bottom village of Woolhampton.
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History

The line from to was planned by the Berks and Hants Railway, and before it was opened, it was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station at Woolhampton was opened with the line on 21 December 1847; it was originally named "Woolhampton" but on 1 March 1873 was renamed "Midgham". The station appeared in a 1943 World War 2 information film for US service personnel titled "A Welcome to Britain."
The station was subsequently renamed twice by British Rail: on 2 November 1964 it became "Midgham Halt" but on 5 May 1969 it reverted to "Midgham". The station is a mile distant from Douai Abbey and the station name was subtitled "for Douai Abbey and School" until refurbishment with current Network Rail signage.

Description

Midgham station is near the centre of Woolhampton village, on an unclassified road just south of its junction with the A4 road. There are two flanking platforms on each side of the double track line. The Reading bound platform has a small shelter and a small car park. The unclassified road crosses the railway line at the eastern end of the station by means of a level crossing, and this crossing also provides the only access between the platforms.

Services

The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from to. Trains run hourly in both directions on Mondays to Saturdays, and every other hour on a Sunday. Typical journey times are about 12 minutes to Newbury and 20 minutes to Reading. Passengers for must normally change trains at Reading.