Oakle Street railway station

Oakle Street
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Grange Court, in 2013
General information
Location	Oakle Street, Gloucestershire Wales
Coordinates	51°51′14″N2°21′12″W / 51.8539°N 2.3532°W / 51.8539; -2.3532
Grid reference	NO757173
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Wales Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
19 September 1851 (1851-09-19)	Opened
31 March 1856	Closed
2 July 1870	Reopened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)	Closed permanently

Oakle Street railway station served the village of Oakle Street, Gloucestershire, England from 1851 to 1964 on the Gloucester-Newport line.

History

The station opened on 19 September 1851 by the South Wales Railway. It closed on 31 March 1856 but reopened on 2 July 1870, before closing permanently on 2 November 1964. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Oakle Street railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
3. Parkhouse, Neil (2013). "4. Over Junction to Grange Court Junction". West Gloucester & Wye Valley Lines. British Railway History In Colour. Vol. 1. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 74. ISBN   9781899889 76 1.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Gloucester Line and station open		Gloucester-Newport line		Grange Court Line open, station closed