Shipston-on-Stour railway station was a railway station which served the town of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It was the terminus of the Shipston-on-Stour branch.
Shipston-on-Stour | |
|---|---|
 The former weighbridge at Shipston on Stour station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shipston-on-Stour, Stratford-on-Avon England |
| Coordinates | 52°04′06″N 1°37′32″W / 52.0682°N 1.6256°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| 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 |
History edit
The station was originally opened in 1836 as part of the as the Moreton and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to railway use in 1889. The carrying of passengers ceased on 8 July 1929, following which the Great Western Railway instituted a bus service between Banbury and Chipping Norton that ran 8 times daily in each direction.[2] The facility to handling freight was retained until the line closed completely in 1960, after which the track was lifted.
Present day edit
The wooden passenger station building was demolished sometime in the late 1970s. Portions of the platforms however remained in place and - along with the complete goods station building, livestock pens and engine shed - were utilized by a number of small businesses well into the late 1990s. However, all the buildings were eventually demolished as the site was cleared and built on by a large housing development which also built onto the track formation and goods yard. There are only sections of track bed traceable and the weigh office is now in private use.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longdon Road | Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch |
Terminus |
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.
- ^ "Great Western Railway New combined Rail and Road Services: Banbury and Chipping Norton Districts". The Banbury Advertiser. 11 July 1929. p. 5.
- Shipston-on-Stour Station
- GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
- Shipston on Stour. Railway Station
- 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