Bourton-on-the-Water railway station
Bourton-on-the-Water railway station was a Gloucestershire railway station on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway which opened in 1881 and closed in 1964.
| Bourton-on-the-Water | |
|---|---|
 Bourton-on-the-Water railway station in 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bourton-on-the-Water |
| Area | Cotswold |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bourton-on-the-Water Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 March 1862[1] | Station opens |
| 15 October 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 September 1964[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
| 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
The Bourton-on-the-Water railway station was situated just to the north of the village and served surrounding villages like Lower Slaughter. It was rebuilt in 1936 by the Chief Architect to the Great Western Railway, Percy Emerson Culverhouse. The station was host to a GWR camp coach in 1935, 1938 and 1939.[3]
The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing a year later.
Present day
Following closure, the station was used as a highways depot by Gloucestershire County Council. The (last) station building, built in the 1930s, was demolished in 2011.
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway had considered reusing the building at its Broadway railway station, but later changed its mind.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notgrove Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Stow-on-the-Wold Line and station closed |
References
- 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. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 16. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 31. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, "Bourton not for Broadway", 17 July 2009.