Bourton-on-the-Water | |||||
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 Bourton-on-the-Water railway station in 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bourton-on-the-Water,Cotswold England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°53′26″N1°45′23″W / 51.8905932°N 1.7563591°W /51.8905932; -1.7563591 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bourton-on-the-Water Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 March 1862[1] | Station opens | ||||
| 15 October 1962 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 7 September 1964[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn | ||||
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Bourton-on-the-Water railway station was aGloucestershire railway station on theGreat Western Railway'sBanbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway which opened in 1881 and closed in 1964.
TheBourton-on-the-Water railway station was situated just to the north of the village and served surrounding villages likeLower Slaughter. It was rebuilt in 1936 by the Chief Architect to the Great Western Railway,Percy Emerson Culverhouse. The station was host to aGWRcamp coach in 1935, 1938 and 1939.[3]
The station passed on to theWestern Region of British Railways onnationalisation in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing in 1964.
Following closure, the station was used as a highways depot byGloucestershire County Council. The (last) station building, built in the 1930s, was demolished in 2011.
TheGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway had considered reusing the building at itsBroadway railway station, but later changed its mind.[11]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notgrove Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway | Stow-on-the-Wold Line and station closed | ||
51°53′26″N1°45′21″W / 51.89068°N 1.75578°W /51.89068; -1.75578
