Withington railway station (Gloucestershire)

Withington railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway serving the village of Withington in Gloucestershire. The station opened to passengers on 1 August 1891 with the opening of the section of the line between Cirencester Watermoor and the junction at Andoversford with the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham Lansdown to Banbury line, which had opened in 1881.

Withington (Glos)
Location
PlaceWithington
AreaCotswold
Coordinates51.8418°N 1.9554°W / 51.8418; -1.9554
Grid referenceSP031159
Operations
Original companyMidland and South Western Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and South Western Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1 August 1891 (1891-08-01)Opened as Withington
1 July 1924Renamed Withington (Glos)
11 September 1961 (1961-09-11)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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The station was originally called just "Withington", but was renamed after the Grouping of 1923 allocated the M&SWJR to the GWR, which already had a Withington station at the village of the same name in Herefordshire. Its official name after 1924 was "Withington (Glos)".

The station was always lightly used and from 1956 staffing was withdrawn and it was downgraded to halt status. The line closed to all traffic in 1961 and the station buildings were demolished, though traces of one of the platforms remain. An enamel station sign for Withington station is at Winchcombe Railway Museum.

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Andoversford and Dowdeswell   Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Swindon & Cheltenham Extension Railway		   Chedworth Halt
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References
  • Gloucestershire Railway Stations, Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2003, ISBN 1-904349-24-2


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