Stratford Old Town railway station

Stratford Old Town
The station in 1950.
General information
Location	Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon England
Grid reference	SP199540
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1873	Station opens
23 July 1877 [1]	closed
2 June 1879	reopened
7 April 1952	Station closes to passengers
1965	Station closes to freight
Location

Stratford Old Town railway station was a railway station that served the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. On the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, the station was built in 1873, adjacent to the Old Town district, south of the town centre.

History

Opened on 1 July 1873, along with the other stations on the line, the station lasted less than a century: the station closed to passengers on 7 April 1952, ^[2] although there was one train carrying the Queen Mother to Stratford in 1964. The line remained open for freight until 1965. ^[3]

Remains

The A4390 bypass road was built over the route of the railway since closure. However one platform of the old station was retained and is still visible by the roadside. ^[3]

• 
  Remaining platform

Routes

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Stratford-upon-Avon (top left inset; Stratford Old Town is in blue labelled "S.M.J.")

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Stratford-upon-Avon		SMJR East and West Junction Railway		Ettington
Binton		SMJR Evesham, Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 436
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 408. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Stratford upon Avon (Old Town) Station". railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

External links

• Stratford Old Town on navigable 1954 O. S. map
• The station on Warwickshire Railways

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