Shipston-on-Stour railway station

Shipston-on-Stour railway station was a railway station which served the town of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It was the terminus of the Shipston-on-Stour branch.

Shipston-on-Stour
The former weighbridge at Shipston on Stour station
Location
PlaceShipston-on-Stour
AreaStratford-on-Avon
Coordinates52.0682°N 1.6256°W / 52.0682; -1.6256
Operations
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)Opened[1]
8 July 1929Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960Closed to freight traffic
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 station was originally opened as the Moreton and Shipston Tramway. This closed in 1889 following conversion to railway from its tram use. The railway closed to passengers in 1929 but remained open for freight until 1960. The track has since been dismantled.

Shipston station during use as a railway

Present day

The site has been cleared and built on by a large housing development which also built onto the track formation and goods yard. There are only sections of trackbed traceable and the weigh office is now in private use.

Shipston station site after demolition
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longdon Road   Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch		   Terminus

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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