Coughton railway station
Coughton | |
|---|---|
 Railway bridge on Coughton Lane. The station was about 500 metres to the north west of here immediately beyond the bridge over Sambourne Lane | |
| General information | |
| Location | Coughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon England |
| Coordinates | 52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W |
| Grid reference | SP073607 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Evesham and Redditch Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 4 May 1868 | Opened[1] |
| 30 June 1952 | Closed[1] |
Coughton railway station serving Coughton, Warwickshire was a station on the Barnt Green to Evesham line. The station was opened by the Evesham and Redditch Railway on 4 May 1868. The station had one platform and a simple brick building. The station had a short siding similar to Wixford.
The station closed on 30 June 1952.[2] The road bridge which was near the platform has now been demolished and Sambourne Lane now runs through the site of the bridge. The station building is now a private residence and has been heavily altered. The platform edge can still clearly be identified.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 88-92. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studley and Astwood Bank Line and station closed |
London Midland and Scottish Railway Evesham loop line |
Alcester Line and station closed |
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