Ashton-under-Hill railway station
Ashton-under-Hill railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham. It served Ashton under Hill in Worcestershire.
| Ashton-under-Hill | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Ashton under Hill |
| Area | Wychavon |
| Coordinates | 52.0377°N 1.9955°W |
| Grid reference | SP003377 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 17 June 1963 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
Opened by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board under the Beeching Axe.
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References
- "Station Name: Ashton-under-Hill". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Geograph
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckford Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Evesham loop line |
Hinton Line and station closed |
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 31-36. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.
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