Bredon railway station

Bredon

Station site in 2005.
Location
Place Bredon
Area Wychavon
Grid reference SO926368
Operations
Original company Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
24 June 1840 (1840-06-24) Station opened
4 January 1965 (1965-01-04) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. It is now closed.

History

The 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]

Notes

  1. Long & Awdry 1987, pp. 34–35,274.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 43.
  3. 1 2 Long & Awdry 1987, p. 274.

References

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Eckington
Line open, station closed
  Midland Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
  Ashchurch
Line and station open

Coordinates: 52°01′45″N 2°06′31″W / 52.02921°N 2.10869°W / 52.02921; -2.10869

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