Chipping Campden railway station
Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a closed railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.
| Chipping Campden | |
|---|---|
 Station site in 2006. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Chipping Campden |
| Area | Cotswold |
| Coordinates | 52.0550°N 1.7552°W |
| Grid reference | SP168397 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 4 June 1853 | Opened as Mickleton |
| ? | Renamed Campden |
| February 1952 | Renamed Chipping Campden |
| 3 January 1966 | Closed |
| 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 | |
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of Oxford, was opened on 4 June 1853;[1] the station at Campden was opened at the same time, and was originally named Mickleton.[2] It was later renamed Campden,[3] and in February 1952 became Chipping Campden.[4] It closed on 3 January 1966.[5]
Reopening proposals
There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickleton Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
Blockley Line open, station closed | ||
Notes
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 498, 867.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Butt 1995, p. 158
- Butt 1995, pp. 158, 52
- Butt 1995, pp. 52, 60
- Butt 1995, p. 60
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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