Longdon Road railway station

Longdon Road
Longdon Road
	Site of Longdon Road station level crossing with the station was on the left.
General information
Location	Darlingscott, Warwickshire; England
Coordinates	52°04′33″N 1°40′12″W / 52.0758°N 1.6699°W
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)	Opened
8 July 1929	Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960	Closed to freight traffic

Longdon Road railway station served the hamlet of Darlingscott, Warwickshire. It was on the branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston.

History edit

The station was originally opened on the Moreton in Marsh and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to a railway in 1889. The railway closed to passengers in 1929 but remained open for freight until 1960. The track has been dismantled.

Present day edit

As at 2023 the station platform is in situ but heavily covered by undergrowth.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Stretton-on-Fosse		Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch		Shipston-on-Stour

References edit

^ 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.

[Quick-1] 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.

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