Fairford railway station
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| Fairford railway station in 1961 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Fairford |
| Area | Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°42′25″N 1°45′38″W / 51.70706°N 1.76059°WCoordinates: 51°42′25″N 1°45′38″W / 51.70706°N 1.76059°W |
| Grid reference | SP218006 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | East Gloucestershire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 15 January 1873 | Station opens |
| 18 June 1962 | Station Closes |
| 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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| Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway | |
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Fairford railway station served the town of Fairford in Gloucestershire. It was the western terminus of the East Gloucestershire Railway line from Witney.[1] It had one platform, and a stone-built station building.
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[edit] Background
The station opened on 15 January 1873.[2] It was built in open fields beside the road to Lechlade, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Fairford. The line continued a further 500 yards (460 m) west of the station, apparently aiming to pass just south of Fairford and cross the River Coln at Horcott. The EGR intended to extend via Cirencester to Cheltenham but was unable to do so, and its route remained a lightly used branch line.
During The Second World War Fairford station was busy with traffic for RAF Fairford. British Railways closed the EGR and Fairford station to all traffic on 18 June 1962.[2] The station was demolished in the 1970s and the site is now an industrial estate.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lechlade Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway East Gloucestershire Railway |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Conolly 1976, p. 9, section F5.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 93.
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0320 3. EX/0176.
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