Stow-on-the-Wold railway station

For the railway station in Scotland of a similar name, see Stow railway station.

Stow-on-the-Wold
General information
Location	Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bourton-on-the-Water Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1881	Station opened
15 October 1962	Station closed

Stow-on-the-Wold railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway that opened in 1881. Situated about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to the south the station served the Gloucestershire town of Stow-on-the-Wold and its surrounding villages. The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

Stationmasters

• George Tibbs until 1900 ^[1]
• James Dowler 1900 - 1923 ^[2] (formerly station master at Notgrove)
• G.J. Fifield 1923 ^[3] - 1932 (formerly station master at Broadway)
• E.G. Unitt from 1932 (formerly station master at Awre)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bourton-on-the-Water Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway		Kingham Line closed, station open
				Sarsden Halt Line and station closed

External links

• Station on 1947 OS Map

References

1. "Stow-on-the-Wold" . Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. England. 15 December 1900. Retrieved 18 May 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Mr. James Dowler" . Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 30 May 1936. Retrieved 18 May 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "New Stationmaster at Stow-on-the-Wold" . Gloucestershire Echo. England. 2 November 1923. Retrieved 18 May 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.

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