Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. The station closed in 1965.
Bredon | |
|---|---|
 Station site in 2005. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bredon, Wychavon England |
| Coordinates | 52°01′45″N 2°06′31″W / 52.0292°N 2.1086°W |
| Grid reference | SO926368 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 June 1840 |
| Closed | 4 January 1965 |
| Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
History
editThe first section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham, opened on 24 June 1840, and among the original stations was one at Bredon.[1][2] The station was 35 miles 11.26 chains (56.554 km) from Camp Hill, and the adjacent stations Eckington and Ashchurch opened the same day.[3]
The station closed to goods on 1 July 1963, and to passengers on 4 January 1965.[3][2]
The line through the site of the station remains in use as part of the Bristol to Birmingham main line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tewkesbury | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Eckington | ||
| Ashchurch |
Notes
edit- ^ Long & Awdry 1987, pp. 34–35, 274.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 43.
- ^ a b Long & Awdry 1987, p. 274.
References
edit- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Long, P.J.; Awdry, W. V. (1987). The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Gloucester: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-329-6.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 30-35. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.
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