Bishops Cleeve railway station

Bishop's Cleeve
The railway station in 1962
General information
LocationBishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury
England
Coordinates51°56′51″N 2°03′01″W / 51.9474°N 2.0504°W / 51.9474; -2.0504
Grid referenceSO966276
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1906Station opens
7 March 1960Station closed[1]

Bishop's Cleeve railway station was a railway station that served the village of Bishop's Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England.

It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906, on its line between Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham. It closed in March 1960,[2] though the line itself remained open until 1976. The track was later lifted.

From 1997 to 2001 the line was relaid by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (G-WR) through the station site and later reopened in 2003,[3] though there are currently no plans to rebuild the station site, as of September 2016.

The Midland Railway also opened a station, called Cleeve, on the nearby Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1843.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gotherington
Line and station open 		  Great Western Railway
Honeybourne Line 		  Cheltenham Racecourse
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Bishops Cleeve Station". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Railway Chronology". GWSR. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Cleeve Station". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.


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