Mickleton Halt railway station

Mickleton Halt was a railway station on the Great Western Railway line between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill to serve Mickleton and the surrounding villages. The route is now called the Cotswold Line.

Mickleton Halt
Station site in 2007; the platforms were to the left of the bridge.
Location
Place	Mickleton, Gloucestershire
Area	Cotswold
Coordinates	52.0813°N 1.7832°W / 52.0813; -1.7832
Grid reference	SP149426
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
4 June 1853	Evesham to Oxford line opened
8 November 1937	Opened
6 October 1941	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

Building of halt was first announced in June 1937.[1] It had two platforms with shelters and cost £512 to build.[2] It was opened on Monday 8 November 1937 with six daily services in each direction on weekdays and an additional service on Saturdays.[3]

The halt was closed on 6 October 1941.[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Honeybourne Line and station open		Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway		Chipping Campden Line open, station closed

References

1. The Times (47715). London. 19 June 1937. col G, p. 11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Lewis-Jones, June (2005). Cotswold Villages. Salisbury: Frith. p. . ISBN 1-85937-645-2.
3. The Times (47833). London. 4 November 1937. col G, p. 11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, volume 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1.