Bourton-on-the-Water railway station
| Bourton-on-the-Water | |
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| Station in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bourton-on-the-Water |
| Area | Cotswold |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bourton-on-the-Water Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 1 March 1862[1] | Station opens |
| 15 October 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 September 1964[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Bourton-on-the-Water was a Gloucestershire station on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway that opened in 1881 and closed in 1964. The station building, which as of 2009 has survived on the edge of an industrial estate, and then demolished in 2011
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[edit] History
Situated about just to the north the station served the town of Bourton-on-the-Water and its surrounding villages like Lower Slaughter. The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing a year later.
[edit] Present day
Following closure, the station was used as a highways depot by Gloucestershire County Council. The present station building, built in the 1930s, is earmarked for demolition in late 2009.[3] The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway had considered reusing the building at its Broadway station, but later changed its mind.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Stow-on-the-Wold Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Notgrove Line and station closed |
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[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 16. ISBN 0-90546-619-5.
- ^ Bourton News, "Station building faces end of line", 6 July 2009.
- ^ Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, "Bourton not for Broadway", 17 July 2009.
