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The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) was the first name of the railway linking the cities in its name and of the company which pioneered and developed it; the line opened in stages in 1840, using a terminus at Camp Hill in Birmingham. It linked with the Bristol and Gloucester Railway in Gloucester, but at first that company's line was broad gauge, and Gloucester was a point of the necessary but inconvenient transhipment of goods and passengers onto 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in gauge that became the national standard. Nearly all of the original main line remains active as a "trunk" route, also known as an arterial route or line.
Cheltenham Spa railway station is a railway station serving Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Situated on the Bristol-Birmingham main line, it is managed by Great Western Railway and is about one mile from the town centre. The official name of the town is simply Cheltenham, but, when the station was renamed in 1925, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway chose to add Spa to the station name. The station is a key regional interchange and is the fifth busiest rail station in South West England.
Gloucester Eastgate railway station was a station in Gloucester, England, used by trains from Birmingham to Bristol. Originally the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway used a terminus station roughly on the site of the current Gloucester station car park.
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway was a railway company opened in 1844 to run services between Bristol and Gloucester. It was built on the 7 ftBrunel gauge, but it was acquired in 1845 by the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 instandard gauge Midland Railway, which also acquired the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at the same time.
Hereford railway station serves the city of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England. Managed by Transport for Wales, it lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Leominster and Abergavenny, is the western terminus of the Cotswold Line and also has an hourly West Midlands Trains service from Birmingham New Street. The station has four platforms for passenger trains and two additional relief lines for goods services.
Haresfield railway station served the village of Haresfield in Gloucestershire, England.
Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa. It served Churchdown and surrounding areas.
Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station was a station in the town of Cheltenham.
Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. The station closed in 1965.
Bishop's Cleeve railway station was a railway station that served the village of Bishop's Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England.
Cirencester Town railway station was one of three railway stations which formerly served the town of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; the others were Cirencester Watermoor and Chesterton Lane Halt.
Park Leaze Halt railway station was one of two intermediate halts on the Cirencester branch line from Kemble, Gloucestershire, England. It was one of the shortest-lived stations in post-World War II Britain, being open for just over four years, between 1960 and 1964.
Wadborough railway station was located in Wadborough, Worcestershire. It opened in 1841 and closed in January 1965. It was situated to the west on the Bristol to Birmingham rail line; the line remains open and high-speed trains regularly pass through the level crossing called Wadborough. As of July 2015 the crossing now has LED lights.
Abbots Wood Junction railway station was an early railway station in England, close to Worcester. The station, 68 miles 60 chains from Derby, was opened by the Midland Railway in November 1850 on the route of the former Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Originally named Worcester Junction, it was renamed Abbot's Wood Junction on 1 March 1852, and it was closed on 1 October 1855.
Besford railway station served the village of Besford, Worcestershire, England, from 1841 to 1846 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
Badgeworth railway station served the village of Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England, from 1843 to 1846 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
Droitwich Road railway station served the town of Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England, from 1840 to 1855 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
Oddingley railway station served the village of Oddingley, Worcestershire, England, from 1845 to 1855 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
Bredicot railway station served the village of Bredicot, Worcestershire, England, from 1845 to 1855 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
Pirton railway station, also known as Kempsey railway station, served the village of Pirton, Worcestershire, England, from 1841 to 1844 on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway.
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