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This article is about the Worcestershire station. For the former Broadwey railway station in Dorset, see Upwey (Abbotsbury Railway) railway station. For other uses, see Broadway Station (disambiguation).

Broadway
General information
LocationWychavon
Platforms2
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1904Station opens
7 March 1960Closed to passengers[1]
1 June 1964Goods facilities withdrawn[2]
30 March 2018Planned reopening

Broadway railway station is a former Great Western Railway station that served the town of Broadway in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1904, and closed to passengers in 1960; the original station buildings were demolished in autumn 1963[3] although the line through the site remained open for regular passenger trains until 1968 and goods until official closure in November 1976.

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway started work for the reconstruction of the station in 2009, along with the track south to Laverton and its existing line to Cheltenham.

Preservation

From 2015, the four mile section of track from the current terminus at Toddington toward Broadway station was being relaid,[4] and in 2016 the company launched its latest share offer, "Broadway: the last mile", to complete the last mile of track.[5] Trains currently run as far as Laverton Halt.[6] The rebuilding of Broadway station is due to be completed in 2017,[7] and services are expected in spring 2018.[8] The first train since 1960 arrived at Broadway Station on Christmas Eve 2017 after volunteers had finished laying the track on 23 December 2017.[9]

The GWR Broadway Area Group of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust started work clearing the derelict site in 2009. As of August 2017, both platforms have been reconstructed, a signal box on platform 2 has been rebuilt and is in the process of being fitted out with necessary signalling equipment, the footbridge span has been erected and bricklaying on the main station building has been completed with the canopy and roof in its final stages. Track started to be laid in the cutting north of the station during summer 2017.[10][11]

Honeybourne Line being rebuilt for passenger trains.

The Trust completed the laying of tracks on 23 December 2017, with a test train arriving at Broadway later the same day, and hope to have passenger services running by 30 March 2018.[12]



Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Weston-sub-Edge
Line and station closed 		  Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway   Laverton Halt
Line open, station closed
  Historical railways  
Willersey Halt
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Honeybourne Line 		  Laverton Halt
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ "Railway Chronology". Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ "The Demolition". The Jo Roesen Scrapbook.
  4. ^ "Extension Blog: And down they go again". broadwayextensionblog.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway raises £250k for 'last mile'". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ^ "GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - 2015 Timetable". www.gwsr.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Broadway Railway Station | GWSR | Broadway | Toddington |". www.broadwaystation.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Broadway Railway Station - rebuilding train line | Visit Broadway". www.visit-broadway.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42472653
  10. ^ "Take me to Broadway: Pete Waterman launches £1.25m share scheme for historic railway". Cotswold Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Could this new railway station be Britain's prettiest?". 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  12. ^ - BBC News: Broadway gets first train in 57 years

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