Chipping Campden railway station

Chipping Campden
The station site in 2006.
General information
Location	Chipping Campden, Cotswold England
Coordinates	52.0550°N 1.7552°W / 52.0550; -1.7552
Grid reference	SP168397
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 June 1853	Opened as Mickleton
?	Renamed Campden
February 1952	Renamed Chipping Campden
3 January 1966 (1966-01-03)	Closed

Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a former railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.

History

The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of Oxford, was opened on 4 June 1853; the station at Campden was opened at the same time and was named Mickleton. It was later renamed Campden and became Chipping Campden in February 1952. It closed on 3 January 1966.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Mickleton Halt Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway		Blockley Line open, station closed

The site today

The Cotswold Line is still in operation, with trains between Oxford and Hereford passing through the former station site; all buildings and platforms have been demolished.

There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.