Beckford railway station

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Beckford
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Beckford railway station in 1960
General information
Location Beckford, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates 52°01′08″N2°01′46″W / 52.0188°N 2.0294°W / 52.0188; -2.0294 Coordinates: 52°01′08″N2°01′46″W / 52.0188°N 2.0294°W / 52.0188; -2.0294
Grid reference SO980355
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Evesham and Redditch Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1864Opened [1]
17 June 1963Closed to passengers [1] [2]
1 July 1963Closed [1]

Beckford railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham.

Contents

It was designed by the architect George Hunt and opened 1 October 1864 and closed in 1963. [1] It served Beckford, Worcestershire.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ashchurch
Line closed, station open
  Midland Railway
Evesham loop line
  Ashton-under-Hill
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: Beckford". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 70. OCLC   931112387.

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