Hermitage railway station was a railway station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was a cross-country railway running north-south between Didcot, Newbury and Southampton although it actually reached the latter by running over the London and South Western Railway tracks from Shawford Junction, south of Winchester...

 which served the villages of Hermitage

Hermitage, Berkshire

Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near to Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire.-Location and communications:The civil parish is made up of a number of settlements: Hermitage village, Little Hungerford and Wellhouse, in 2003 these consisted of some 1,154 people in 444 houses, although...

 and Oare

Oare, Berkshire

Oare is a small village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.-History:Oare boasts the earliest documented history within the parish. In 638, King Edgar gave Oare Chapel to the Abbot of Abingdon, a gift witnessed by Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury...

 in Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

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The station closed in 1962. The site became a light industrial site and was occupied by the Arena Seating Company.

History

Hermitage station was built with two platforms including a passing loop with the ticket office and station buildings located on the northbound platform. A goods shed and crane were located next to two sidings south of the station. The adjoining bridge over the road serving the village were completely removed in 1979, and the station building is now adjoined by new housing. There are still platforms in existence behind the station building. In 1942, several sidings were built further to the south of the station to provide access to a cold store; now demolished and the site turned into an area of expensive housing. The station served the village of Hermitage

Hermitage, Berkshire

Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near to Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire.-Location and communications:The civil parish is made up of a number of settlements: Hermitage village, Little Hungerford and Wellhouse, in 2003 these consisted of some 1,154 people in 444 houses, although...

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