Mortimer railway station: Difference between revisions
13/14 usage stats added Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
→Services: per is an isolated foreign word that is common in everyday English, so don't use italics, see MOS:ITAL#Foreign words and MOS:ITALICS#Foreign terms |
||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
==Services== |
==Services== |
||
The station is served by Great Western Railway {{rws|Reading}} — {{rws|Basingstoke}} local trains. There are generally two trains |
The station is served by Great Western Railway {{rws|Reading}} — {{rws|Basingstoke}} local trains. There are generally two trains per hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, and one train per hour on Sundays. Trains take 11 minutes to reach Reading, and 13 minutes to reach Basingstoke.<ref name="fgwtt"/> |
||
{{Rail start}} |
{{Rail start}} |
||
Revision as of 14:38, 7 June 2016
Mortimer | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | West Berkshire |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MOR |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1848 |
Mortimer railway station is a railway station in the village of Stratfield Mortimer in the county of Berkshire in England. The station is notable for its well-preserved Brunel-designed Great Western Railway (GWR) station buildings, which are still in use. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway.
History
The station was opened in 1848, along with the Reading to Basingstoke railway line and both it, and the station buildings, have been in continuous use ever since. The line was promoted by the nominally independent Berks and Hants Railway, but this company was absorbed into the GWR two years before Mortimer station opened. The approval of the Duke of Wellington, who lived nearby at Stratfield Saye House was required for the station's construction.[1][2]
After railway nationalisation in 1948, operation of the Reading to Basingstoke line, and management of the station, was passed to the Southern Region of British Railways (BR). BR undertook major renovations of the station buildings in time for the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the GWR, including removing the 1920s slates and replacing them with orange pantiles in the original style.[2]
Following the privatisation of British Railways, the station is again served by trains running under the Great Western name.[3]
Description
The station is on the double-track Reading to Basingstoke Line, and comprises two side platforms linked by a footbridge. Road access is to the north of the station, next to the up (Reading-bound) platform.[citation needed]
The brick-built single-storey main building has a ticket office and waiting room and is on the up platform. The down platform has a matching waiting shelter. Both buildings are Italianate, designed by Brunel for the GWR. They are the only substantially intact survivors of this, once common, design, although a much modified example exists at Chepstow. The buildings are listed Grade II*.[2][4][5][6]
Services
The station is served by Great Western Railway Reading — Basingstoke local trains. There are generally two trains per hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, and one train per hour on Sundays. Trains take 11 minutes to reach Reading, and 13 minutes to reach Basingstoke.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading West | Great Western Railway Reading to Basingstoke Line |
[[Bramley railway station (Hampshire)|]] | ||
Fast passenger trains on CrossCountry services linking Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands with Southampton Central and Bournemouth, pass through the station without stopping. A significant number of freight trains pass through the station, mostly container trains for the Port of Southampton.[citation needed]
Culture
- The station appears briefly in the 1974 BBC Doctor Who serial Planet of the Spiders.[7]
- The buildings were used as the basis for a model station produced by Tri-ang Railways.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Biddle, Gordon; Nock, O.S. (1983). The Railway Heritage of Britain. Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-7181-2355-7.
- ^ a b c Leigh, Chris (2010-11-03). "1835-2010: Brunel's GWR legacy". Rail Magazine. No. 656. Bauer. p. 50.
- ^ a b "Train Times". First Great Western. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ Historic England. "Mortimer Station (Grade II*) (1117145)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Waiting room at Mortimer Station (Grade II*) (1135802)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database ({{{num}}})". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Howe, David J.; Walker, Stephen James (1996). Doctor Who The Handbook - The Third Doctor. London: Doctor Who Books. pp. 163, 166. ISBN 0-426-20486-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
External links
