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{{short description|Former railway station in Warwickshire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Wixford
| status              = Disused
| image               = 
| borough             = [[Wixford]], [[Stratford-on-Avon (district)|Stratford-on-Avon]]
| country             = England
| coordinates         = {{coord|52.1895|-1.8756|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|SP085545|25|SP085545}}
| platforms           = 1
| original            = [[Evesham and Redditch Railway]]
| pregroup            = [[Midland Railway]]
| postgroup           = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] <br /> [[London Midland Region of British Railways]]
| years               = 17 September 1866
| events              = Opened<ref name="DS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wixford/index.shtml|title=Station Name: Wixford|work=Disused Stations|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref>
| years1              = 2 January 1950
| events1             = Closed<ref name="DS1" />
}}

'''Wixford railway station''' was a [[railway station]] serving [[Wixford]], a village in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Warwickshire]]. Located on the edge of the village it was accessed by steps down from a bridge carrying the B4085 ([[Icknield Street]]).

Opened 17 September 1866 the station was originally going to be a temporary one but was eventually made permanent by the [[Midland Railway]]. From the start the station was staffed from a small wooden [[Hut (dwelling)|hut]] which included the [[waiting room]] and [[toilet]]. As well as the hut there were [[lamppost]]s for lighting and a [[Bench (furniture)|bench]]. There was a single track [[Siding (rail)|siding]] which included a [[loading gauge]], portable [[livestock]] ramp and a small goods shed.

Aside from a short period in 1901 when the nearby [[River Arrow, Worcestershire|River Arrow]] flooded and damaged the line, the station remained open through to 1950. Passenger and freight services ended on the same day that year, although [[Gloucester Loop Line|the line]] was operational for several years afterwards before being closed in 1962 and lifted in 1965. The station site is still accessible and although the [[track bed]] is completely covered there are remains of the [[Railway platform|platform]].

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{{rail line|next=[[Broom Junction railway station|Broom Junction]]|previous=[[Alcester railway station|Alcester]]|route=[[London Midland and Scottish Railway]]<br /><small>[[Evesham loop line]]</small>|col={{MR colour}}}}
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Cheltenham to Redditch|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 74-77|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2006|isbn=9781904474814|oclc=851839542}}

==External links==
* [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/wixford.htm Warwickshire Railways entry]

{{Warwickshire railway stations|disused}}

[[Category:Former Midland Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Warwickshire]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in England]]


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