▁line ▁was ▁closed . ▁ ▁Great ▁Western ▁and ▁Great ▁Central ▁J oint ▁Railway ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁and ▁Great ▁Central ▁J oint ▁Railway , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁Route , ▁opened ▁to ▁passengers . ▁The ▁new ▁line ▁linked ▁Ash end on ▁J unction ▁on ▁the ▁Ch il tern ▁Main ▁Line ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Central ▁Railway ▁at ▁Gr end on ▁Under wood , ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁north west ▁of ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road . ▁The ▁Altern ative ▁Route ▁crossed ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁on ▁a ▁bridge ▁at ▁W ot ton , ▁and ▁another ▁station , ▁also ▁named ▁" W ot ton ", ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁W ot ton ▁station . ▁Although ▁the ▁lines ▁did ▁not ▁connect , ▁a ▁temporary ▁s iding ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁onto ▁the ▁new ▁emb ank ment , ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁construction ▁materials ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁spo il ▁from ▁the ▁works ▁during ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁line . ▁The ▁two ▁W ot ton ▁stations ▁were ▁very ▁close ▁together , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁station master ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁both ▁stations . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁two ▁passenger ▁trains ▁per ▁day ▁in ▁each ▁direction , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁number