Moreton-in-Marsh railway station

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Moreton-in-Marsh
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General information
Location Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold
England
Coordinates 51°59′31″N1°42′00″W / 51.992°N 1.700°W / 51.992; -1.700
Grid reference SP207326
Managed by Great Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMIM
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
4 June 1853 (1853-06-04)Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.293 million
Blockley   Great Western Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
  Adlestrop
Terminus  Stratford and Moreton Tramway   Stretton-on-Fosse
Terminus  Shipston-on-Stour branch   Stretton-on-Fosse

The station was used in the filming of the BBC2 situation comedy, Butterflies .

References

  1. Baker, S.K. (April 2007) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland (11th ed.). Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 34, section A1. ISBN   978-0-86093-602-2. 0704/K.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 163. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 498, 867.
  4. "Oxford-Worcester line singling". Railway World (368): 2. January 1971.
  5. https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/london-paddington-to-moreton-in-marsh, Moreton-in-Marsh to London
  6. https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/birmingham-to-moreton-in-marsh, Birmingham to Moreton-in-Marsh
  7. "Japanese signs installed at Cotswold railway station to help tourism". This is Gloucestershire. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2011.