Hungerford railway station serves the historic market town of Hungerford, in Berkshire, England. It lies down the line from . The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all trains serving it.
History The Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the station in 1847, as a temporary terminus of the Berks and Hants Line which started at . In 1862, the Berks and Hants was extended to , eventually reaching on 2 April 1906; this allowed the running of express trains from through to the South West without taking the longer route through .
The station ceased to deal with goods traffic in 1970 and became an unstaffed halt with subsequent demolition of the station buildings in 1971, except the 1902 footbridge over the lines. The footbridge was replaced by the current modern structure in 1999.
A freight train crashed at the station on 10 November 1971, partially demolishing the GWR signal box, which was then replaced by a modern wooden flat roofed signal box; this served until the end of semaphore signalling and the introduction of colour light signals on 17 July 1978.
Services
Great Western Railway operates the following general weekday services, in trains per hour (tph):
1 tph to 1 tph to 12 tpd to , in an irregular pattern 2 tpd to 1 tpd to 1 tpd to .
Services at the station were disrupted throughout 2021 due to cracks found in the Intercity Express Trains, causing the loss of the regular direct service to London which it previously had; however, there are some direct services in peak times. Since then, there has been a diesel multiple unit shuttle service between Newbury and Bedwyn; five years later, despite the cracks being resolved and continued complaints, this service is still in operation.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 122 (Network Rail)
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