Ripple railway station

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Ripple
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Ripple railway station in 1951
General information
Location Ripple, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates 52°02′13″N2°11′16″W / 52.0370°N 2.1877°W / 52.0370; -2.1877 Coordinates: 52°02′13″N2°11′16″W / 52.0370°N 2.1877°W / 52.0370; -2.1877
Grid reference SO871376
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 May 1864Opened
14 August 1961Closed [1]

Ripple railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham. It opened on 16 May 1864 by the Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway and was closed 14 August 1961. [2]

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 364. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Upton-on-Severn
Line and station closed
  Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
Midland Railway
  Tewkesbury
Line and station closed