Shipston-on-Stour railway station

Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour
	The former weighbridge at Shipston on Stour station
Location
Place	Shipston-on-Stour
Area	Stratford-on-Avon
Coordinates	52.0682°N 1.6256°W
Operations
Original company	Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)	Opened[1]
8 July 1929	Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960	Closed 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

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.

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

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References

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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[Quick-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.