Stretton-on-Fosse railway station
Stretton-on-Fosse | |
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General information | |
Location | Cotswold |
Coordinates | 52°02′38″N 1°40′05″W / 52.0440°N 1.6681°W |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station) | Opened[1] |
8 July 1929 | Closed to passenger services |
2 May 1960 | Closed to freight traffic |
Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Cotswold. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosseway road.
History
In 1826 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,[2] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail.
By 1825 the Great Western Railway operated a train between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh, but it did not stop in the village. By 1825 the Great Western Railway operated a train between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh, and it passed through the village without stopping. A railway station was not built until November 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosseway road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.[3]
A branch line was constructed to Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960.[4] The station was demolished in 1964 and the track was dismantled.
Present day
The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Moreton-in-Marsh | Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch |
Longdon Road |
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ "The Stratford & Moreton Railway".
- ^ https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station
- ^ https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrsf3026.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station: gwrsf3026
- [1]
- GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
- [2]
- [3]
- The Shipston-on-Stour Branch by Stanley C Jenkins and Roger Carpenter - Warwickshire Railways
- Shipston-on-Stour Branch
- Shipston-on-Stour Branch
- The Shipston on Stour Branch
- Rail Album - Stratford-upon-Avon & Moreton-in-Marsh Railway - Page 3