Tewkesbury railway station

Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury station in 1961, five months before closure.
Location
Place Tewkesbury
Area Tewkesbury
Coordinates 51°59′46″N 2°08′54″W / 51.9962°N 2.1483°W / 51.9962; -2.1483Coordinates: 51°59′46″N 2°08′54″W / 51.9962°N 2.1483°W / 51.9962; -2.1483
Grid reference SO898331
Operations
Original company Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
21 July 1840 Station opens
16 May 1864 Rebuilt on new line
14 August 1961 Station closes for passengers
December 1964 closed for freight traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Tewkesbury railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham.

It was originally opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840, but was replaced in 1864 by a new station built for the Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway. This closed on 14 August 1961, when the Ashchurch to Upton-on-Severn passenger service was withdrawn by British Railways (through trains to Great Malvern had previously ceased in December 1952). Freight traffic continued until final closure in December 1964.

The town is currently served by Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station, approximately two miles from Tewkesbury.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ripple
Line and station closed		   Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
Midland Railway		   Ashchurch
Line closed, station open

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 55-62. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.


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