Bredon railway station

Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. The station is now closed.

Bredon
Station site in 2005.
Location
Place	Bredon
Area	Wychavon
Coordinates	52.0292°N 2.1086°W / 52.0292; -2.1086
Grid reference	SO926368
Operations
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
24 June 1840 (1840-06-24)	Opened
4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)	Closed
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 first section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham, opened on 24 June 1840, and among the original stations was one at Bredon.[1][2] The station was 35 miles 11.26 chains (56.554 km) from Camp Hill, and the adjacent stations Eckington and Ashchurch opened the same day.[3]

The station closed to goods on 1 July 1963, and to passengers on 4 January 1965.[3][2]

The line through the site of the station remains in use as part of the Bristol to Birmingham main line.

Notes

1. Long & Awdry 1987, pp. 34–35,274.
2. Butt 1995, p. 43.
3. Long & Awdry 1987, p. 274.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Long, P.J.; Awdry, W. V. (1987). The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Gloucester: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-329-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 30-35. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Eckington Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Birmingham and Gloucester Railway		Ashchurch Line and station open