Warwick (Milverton) railway station

Warwick (Milverton) railway station was a railway station between Leamington Spa and Warwick, in Warwickshire on the former LNWR route between Leamington Spa and Coventry. The station opened in 1844 under the name of Leamington and was the original terminus of the then single line from Coventry. In 1851 the line was extended into Leamington town centre, and joined end-on to the branch line to Rugby, and in 1854 a new station was opened on this extension called Leamington Spa (Avenue), closer to the town centre and directly alongside Leamington's GWR station (which is still in operation). Milverton station was rebuilt when the line was doubled in 1884.[2][4]

Warwick (Milverton)
Site of Milverton Station today.
Location
PlaceWarwick
AreaWarwick
Coordinates52.290784°N 1.553736°W / 52.290784; -1.553736
Operations
Original companyL&BR
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms2
History
9 December 1844[1]Opened as Leamington
1854Renamed Warwick (Milverton)[2]
1856Renamed Warwick[2]
1857Renamed Warwick (Milverton)[2]
1875Renamed Leamington Milverton (Warwick)[2]
1876Renamed Milverton (for Warwick)[2]
1884Rebuilt and renamed Warwick (Milverton)[2]
1952Renamed Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick[2]
18 January 1965Station closed[3]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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The station was closed as a part of the Beeching closures in 1965, although the line remained and remains open. The station buildings have been demolished and a car dealership built over the site.

Name changes

Milverton station was originally intended as a compromise to serve both Warwick and Leamington Spa, however it was never very successful at serving either, as it was located some distance from the centres of both towns. This was reflected in the multiple name changes throughout the station's life, detailed below:[2]

  • 1844 Leamington
  • 1854 Warwick (Milverton)
  • 1856 Warwick
  • 1857 Warwick (Milverton)
  • 1875 Leamington Milverton (Warwick)
  • 1876 Milverton (for Warwick)
  • 1884 Warwick (Milverton)
  • 1952 Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick
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References
  1. Clinker, C.R. (1954). Railways of the West Midlands a Chronology 1808-1954. London: Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 14.
  2. "Warwick (Milverton) Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. pp. 44–59. ISBN 0-947796-16-9.
  4. Line History
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kenilworth
Line open, station open		   London and North Western Railway
Coventry to Leamington Line		   Leamington Spa (Avenue)
Line and station closed
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