Churn railway station

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Churn railway station was a tiny, remote stop on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in Berkshire, England. It served Churn Down, with Blewbury two miles to the north. The station had a single wooden platform and a basic shelter, reached by an unmetalled sheep-track road. It began as a private halt in 1888 for a National Rifle Association competition and opened for public use in 1905; a small goods siding was added to serve military camps nearby.

Trains called at Churn only if the Stationmaster at Didcot was told in advance, and the station remained very basic in facilities. It later became part of the Great Western Railway and, after grouping, the Western Region of British Railways.

Churn closed to passenger services in 1962 when the line stopped carrying passengers; freight services continued until 1966. Nearby Blewbury and Upton stations were the other options for travelers in the area.