Stretton-on-Fosse railway station

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Stretton-on-Fosse
General information
LocationStretton-on-Fosse, Stratford
England
Coordinates 52°02′38″N1°40′05″W / 52.0440°N 1.6681°W / 52.0440; -1.6681
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1892Opened [1]
1 January 1917 [2] closed
1 January 1919reopened
8 July 1929Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960Closed to freight traffic

Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire, England. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosse Way road.

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History

In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village, [3] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail. After the company's insolvency in 1868 the line was purchased by The Great Western Railway. [4]

The tramway was converted into a steam operated branch line by the Great Western railway in 1889, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960. A railway station was not built at Stretton-on-Fosse until October 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosse Way road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn. [5]

Present day

The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Moreton-in-Marsh   Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch 		  Longdon Road

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
  2. ↑ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 433
  3. ↑ "The Stratford & Moreton Railway".
  4. ↑ https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/GreatWestern/Narrowgauge/Shipston.html, GWR Narrow Gauges
  5. ↑ https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station
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