Culkerton Halt railway station

Culkerton
The site of the old railway bridge in 2013
General information
Location	Culkerton, Gloucestershire England
Coordinates	51°39′46″N2°06′46″W / 51.6627°N 2.1127°W / 51.6627; -2.1127
Grid reference	ST932960
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 December 1889 (1889-12-02)	Opened as Culkerton
5 March 1956	Temporarily closed
2 February 1959	Reopened as Culkerton Halt
2 February 1964 (1964-02-02)	Closed
Location

Culkerton Halt railway station served the hamlet of Culkerton, Gloucestershire, England, from 1889 to 1964 on the Tetbury Branch Line.

History

The station was opened as Culkerton on 2 December 1889 by the Great Western Railway. It closed temporarily on 5 March 1956 but reopened as Culkerton Halt on 2 February 1959, although Bradshaw didn't add 'Halt' until May of the following year. It closed permanently on 6 April 1964. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 144. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Railway bridge near Culkerton Station © Paul Best :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Church's Hill Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Tetbury Branch Line		Trouble House Halt Line and station closed