▁Line ▁after ▁the ▁local ▁connection ▁with ▁T ark a ▁the ▁Ot ter . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Bridge ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁T aw ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁The ▁town ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁several ▁other ▁stations ▁but ▁these ▁have ▁all ▁closed ▁since ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Res h aping ▁of ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁( the ▁so - called ▁Be ech ing ▁A xe ) ▁report ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁surv iving ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Dev on ▁Railway ▁( l ater ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway ), ▁although ▁a ▁service ▁had ▁operated ▁from ▁F rem ington ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁for ▁goods ▁traffic ▁only . ▁The ▁station ▁became ▁" B arn st ap le ▁J unction " ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁when ▁the ▁railway ▁opened ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁through ▁to ▁, ▁rever ting ▁to ▁just ▁plain ▁" B arn st ap le " ▁again ▁when ▁this ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁termin us ▁and ▁much ▁reduced ▁in ▁size ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Western ▁B yp ass . ▁ ▁The ▁Il fra com be ▁branch ▁line ▁brought ▁the ▁railway ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁ ▁was ▁situated ▁close ▁by ▁the ▁Castle ▁M ound